Cubs outfielder Seiya Suzuki is off to a hot start — hitting home runs, reaching base in his first 12 games, winning the National League Player of the Week Award in his first week in the majors and creating a much-needed buzz at Wrigley Field.
He entered Thursday night’s game against the Pirates with a .387 batting average, a .438 on-base percentage and a gaudy 1.404 OPS. Suzuki isn’t expected to sustain that kind of production for the long haul. The league is just learning about him and figures to adjust as the book on Suzuki — who hit .315 with a .987 OPS in nine seasons in Japan — is written.
