Seiya Suzuki

Seiya Suzuki enters his fifth MLB season with the Chicago Cubs riding the momentum of a breakout 2025 campaign. After steady improvement — .285/20 HR in 2023 and .283/.848 OPS in 2024 — Suzuki exploded for 32 home runs and 103 RBI in 2025, both career highs, while playing 151 games. His combination of elite plate discipline and opposite-field power has made him one of the most reliable bats in the National League. With the Cubs pushing for the playoffs in 2026 and Suzuki entering the final year of his contract, expectations are higher than ever.

• 1Signed with the Cubs in 2022 on a 5-year, $85M deal — one of the largest contracts ever for a Japanese position player at the time
• 2Hiroshima Carp legend: 6x NPB Best Nine, 2x Batting Champion, 5x Golden Glove, and a career .315+ average before his MLB move
• 3Broke out in 2025 with 32 HR and 103 RBI — both career highs — while playing 151 games and ranking among NL RBI leaders
• 4Elite plate discipline is his calling card in MLB — above-average walk rate and on-base percentage anchor the Cubs lineup
• 52026 is the final year of his 5-year contract. After his 2025 breakout, a big new deal awaits if he can sustain the production