| Seiya Suzuki | |||||||||||||||||||||
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.jpg) Suzuki with the Hiroshima Toyo Carp in 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago Cubs – No. 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Outfielder | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born: August 18, 1994 Arakawa, Tokyo, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Professional debut | |||||||||||||||||||||
| NPB: September 14, 2013, for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp | |||||||||||||||||||||
| MLB: April 7, 2022, for the Chicago Cubs | |||||||||||||||||||||
| NPB statistics (through 2021 season) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting average | .315 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Hits | 937 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Home runs | 182 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Runs batted in | 562 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stolen bases | 82 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| MLB statistics (through 2024 season) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting average | .278 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Hits | 396 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Home runs | 55 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Run batted in | 193 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stolen bases | 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Seiya Suzuki (鈴木 誠也, Suzuki Seiya, Japanese pronunciation: [sɯ̥dzɯꜜkʲi̥ seːꜜja], born August 18, 1994) is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp. Suzuki is a five-time NPB All-Star, six-time NPB Best Nine Award winner, and a five-time winner of the NPB Golden Glove Award.
Seiya Suzuki is the third Cubs player in the last 100 seasons to start his career with an 8-game hitting streak, joining Andy Pafko (9 in 1943) and Joe Munson (8 in 1925). He is the second Japanese player with an 8-game hit streak to begin his MLB career.