SEIYA SUZUKI NEWS

Suzuki and Kelly hit back-to-back homers as the Cubs top the Padres 3-1 in playoff opener

Seiya Suzuki and Carson Kelly hit back-to-back homers, helping the Chicago Cubs beat the San Diego Padres 3-1 in Game 1 of their NL Wild Card Series

SEPTEMBER 30 • Associated Press

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SEPTEMBER 29 • DEADSPIN.COM

Padres visit Cubs, red-hot Seiya Suzuki for wild-card opener Seiya Suzuki has picked a fine time to start flexing his muscles again.Suzuki followed up a seven-week homerless drought by going deep five...

SEPTEMBER 29 • THENEWSTRIBUNE.COM

Cubs blank Cardinals in postseason tune-up Seiya Suzuki homered once again for the Chicago Cubs, who ended the regular season with a 2-0 victory Sunday over the visiting St.Louis Card...

SEPTEMBER 29 • THENEWSTRIBUNE.COM

Stays hot with solo shot Suzuki went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Sunday's 2-0 win over the Cardinals.

Impact Suzuki ended the regular season by going deep in four straight games, totaling five homers in that span. He also hit safely in seven consecutive contests, going 8-for-26 (.308) in that span. He traded some contact for power this year, finishing the regular season with a .245/.326/.478 slash line, 32 homers, 103 RBI, 75 runs scored and five stolen bases over 151 contests.

SEPTEMBER 28 • ROTOWIRE

Suzuki and Assad power playoff-bound Cubs to a 2-0 win over the Cardinals

Seiya Suzuki homered in his fourth straight game, Javier Assad pitched shutout ball into the sixth inning and the playoff-bound Chicago Cubs beat the St. Louis Cardinals 2-0 for a...

SEPTEMBER 28 • Associated Press

Homers again Saturday Suzuki went 1-for-2 with two walks, a solo home run and an additional run scored in Saturday's 7-3 win over the Cardinals.

Impact After going 38 games without a home run, Suzuki has now gone deep in three straight contests, including a two-homer effort Thursday. The slugging outfielder is up to 31 home runs and 102 RBI for the season, both of which are easily new career highs. The recent hot stretch gives Suzuki plenty of momentum heading into the playoffs.

SEPTEMBER 28 • ROTOWIRE

Homers again Saturday Suzuki went 1-for-2 with two walks, a solo home run and an additional run scored in Saturday's 7-3 win over the Cardinals.

Impact After going 38 games without a home run, Suzuki has now gone deep in three straight contests, including a two-homer effort Thursday. The slugging outfielder is up to 31 home runs and 102 RBI for the season, both of which are easily new career highs. The recent hot stretch gives Suzuki plenty of momentum heading into the playoffs.

SEPTEMBER 28 • ROTOWIRE

Busch stars as the Cubs beat the Cardinals 7-3 to clinch the top NL wild card

Michael Busch homered twice and drove in four runs, and the Chicago Cubs clinched the top NL wild card with a 7-3 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals

SEPTEMBER 27 • Associated Press

Reachers 30-homer mark in style Suzuki went 1-for-4 with a grand slam in Friday's 12-1 win over the Cardinals.

Impact Suzuki notched 30 home runs and 100 RBI for the first time in his major-league career with a seventh-inning grand slam. The 31-year-old has now hit safely in five straight games and gone deep three times over the past two days. For the season, he's slashing .244/.323/.491 with 30 homers, 101 RBI, 72 runs scored and five steals across 644 plate appearances.

SEPTEMBER 27 • ROTOWIRE

Reachers 30-homer mark in style Suzuki went 1-for-4 with a grand slam in Friday's 12-1 win over the Cardinals.

Impact Suzuki notched 30 home runs and 100 RBI for the first time in his major-league career with a seventh-inning grand slam. The 31-year-old has now hit safely in five straight games and gone deep three times over the past two days. For the season, he's slashing .244/.323/.491 with 30 homers, 101 RBI, 72 runs scored and five steals across 644 plate appearances.

SEPTEMBER 27 • ROTOWIRE

Seiya Suzuki slams, Pete Crow-Armstrong goes 30-30: On eve of playoffs, is Cubs' offense back? The Cubs scored a dozen runs in a rout of the rival Cardinals, showing the offensive firepower that fueled first-half success and disappeare...

SEPTEMBER 26 • SUNTIMES.COM

Pete Crow-Armstrong reaches 30-30-30 as Cubs pound Cardinals 12-1 to close in on top NL wild card

Pete Crow-Armstrong hit a two-run shot to become the first Cubs player with 30 homers, 30 doubles and 30 stolen bases in a season as Chicago pounded the St. Louis Cardinals 12-1 on...

SEPTEMBER 26 • Associated Press

Suzuki's 5th multi-HR game of 2025 a good sign as Cubs prep for postseason CHICAGO – The Cubs would gladly welcome the kind of tape-measure shots that Seiya Suzuki launched into the North Side night on Thursday once...

SEPTEMBER 26 • MLB.COM

Lindor homers to join 30-30 club as Mets beat Cubs 8-5 to remain in playoff position

Francisco Lindor homered to reach the 30-30 milestone for the second time, Brett Baty went deep and the New York Mets beat the Chicago Cubs 8-5 to remain in position for the final...

SEPTEMBER 26 • Associated Press

Goes deep twice Thursday Suzuki went 2-for-4 with two home runs and four RBI in Thursday's 8-5 loss to the Mets.

Impact Suzuki finally snapped his homerless streak, as he had gone 38 games dating back to Aug. 6 without a long ball before Thursday. Even with the power outage, the Chicago outfielder has already set a new career high with 29 home runs this season. Suzuki has also set a new career high in RBI this year with 97, and he leads the team in that department.

SEPTEMBER 26 • ROTOWIRE

For the First Time in Nearly Two Months, Seiya Suzuki Has Homered - Bleacher Nation At least it's one nice thing.

SEPTEMBER 26 • BLEACHERNATION.COM

Matt Shaw and Michael Busch homer as Cubs rout Mets 10-3

Matt Shaw homered and had three hits, Michael Busch also went deep and the Chicago Cubs ended a season-high five-game losing streak with a 10-3 rout of the New York Mets

SEPTEMBER 25 • Associated Press

Last Night in Baseball: Mets Take Back Wild Card Spot, But Diamondbacks Loom

The Mets have a wild card for now, the Yankees clinch, the Tigers falter and more from Tuesday's MLB action.

SEPTEMBER 24 • FOX SPORTS

Not in Saturday's lineup Suzuki isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game versus the Reds.

Impact Suzuki has gone 1-for-8 with two walks and an HBP since returning from an illness, and the Cubs will now give him a day to reset. Willi Castro will start in right field Saturday while Moises Ballesteros serves as the DH.

SEPTEMBER 20 • ROTOWIRE

Spencer Steer hits 2 of the Reds' 5 homers in a 7-4 win over the Cubs

Spencer Steer hit two of Cincinnati’s season-high five homers as the Reds beat the Chicago Cubs 7-4 on to keep pace in the National League wild-card race

SEPTEMBER 20 • Associated Press

Last Night in Baseball: Can Anyone Stop the Guardians? The Tigers Sure Didn't

The Guardians keep on winning and winning, Fried goes Maximum, Hunter Greene puts on a show and more from Thursday's MLB action.

SEPTEMBER 19 • FOX SPORTS

Seiya Suzuki — who gets Chicago Cubs' lone hit in 1-0 loss — trying to regain confidence before 1st playoff run In the last two months, the Chicago Cubs haven’t often seen the version of Seiya Suzuki that put up 25 home runs and 77 RBIs in the first ha...

SEPTEMBER 19 • CHICAGOTRIBUNE.COM

Hunter Greene tosses first career complete game as wild-card chasing Reds blank Cubs 1-0

Hunter Greene pitched a one-hitter and Will Benson drove in the only run with a fourth-inning double as the Cincinnati Reds beat the Chicago Cubs 1-0

SEPTEMBER 19 • Associated Press

Reds pitcher Hunter Greene takes a no-hitter into the 7th and shuts out the Cubs

Cincinnati Reds right-hander Hunter Greene held the Chicago Cubs hitless before Seiya Suzuki doubled with two outs in the seventh inning

SEPTEMBER 19 • Associated Press