May 16, 2024
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Report: Cubs sign Japanese star outfielder Seiya Suzuki to five-year contract

By Scot Gregor – Daily Herald Media Group
Japan's Seiya Suzuki plays during a baseball game at Yokohama Baseball Stadium during the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 31, 2021, in Yokohama, Japan.

Japan's Seiya Suzuki plays during the 2020 Summer Olympics on July 31 in Yokohama, Japan. Suzuki is reportedly signing a five-year deal with the Chicago Cubs. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum/AP)

MESA, Ariz. – Outfielder Seiya Suzuki, a star player in Japan since the 2016 season, is reportedly signing with the Cubs.

According to David Kaplan of ESPN 1000, Suzuki and the Cubs have agreed to a five-year, $70 million contract.

The Cubs are also expected to pay a $12.4 million posting fee to the Hiroshima Carp, Suzuki’s team in Japan for nine seasons.

In 132 games for Hiroshima last year, Suzuki hit .317/.433/.639 with 38 home runs and 88 RBIs.

For his career, the 27-year-old Suzuki is slashing .309/.402/.541 with 189 homers and 621 RBI.

Primarily a right fielder who won five Gold Gloves in Japan, the 5-foot-11, 182-pound Suzuki has also played left, center, first base, third base and shortstop for the Carp.

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