The Latest Breaking News from Seiya Suzuki

Not everyone is capable of being White Sox Hall of Famer Frank Thomas, but plate discipline is a major plus.

Suzuki, an early frontrunner for Rookie of the Year, posted a slash line of .279/.405/.529 in the month of April.

Heading into Game 3, the expectation among voters was that the Bulls would take advantage of Khris Middleton’s absence and advance.

CHICAGO — Of the three players who had the most substantial impact on the Pirates’ 4-2 victory over the Cubs at Wrigley Field on Friday night, Michael Chavis would be considered the elder statesman, at least in terms of Pittsburgh tenure.

The hot-hitting Suzuki went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts to end his streak of reaching safely in his first 12 games. The Cubs (6-7) lost their third straight game to fall under .500 for the first time this season.

Suzuki enters play Monday leading the team in home runs RBI, walks, on-base percentage and slugging percentage.

PITTSBURGH — Former red-bearded Pirate Colin Moran made a habit of homering in home openers, doing so in three straight seasons from 2018-2020. Perhaps the current red-bearded Pirate, outfielder Ben Gamel, can claim the next day as his.

PITTSBURGH — It would have been hard to script a better day for the return of baseball on the North Shore. Clear skies and a temperature of 66 degrees at game-time. An announced attendance of 34,418 that was both bigger than expected and enough to generate some legitimate buzz in…

Smyly made his Cubs debut Tuesday in Pittsburgh.