It's scarier than Ohtani Born in 1994, he is a designated hitter with 30 home runs and 100 RBIs

May 03, 2025

It's scarier than Ohtani Born in 1994, he is a designated hitter with 30 home runs and 100 RBIs
No.3-Chicago Cubs Suzuki, who is active as a designated hitter. He is tied for third in home runs and RBIs in the National League. UPI Yonhap News



It's scarier than Ohtani Born in 1994, he is a designated hitter with 30 home runs and 100 RBIs
Otani's performance is lower than last year. He had seven home runs and 10 RBIs until the game against Atlanta on the 3rd. AP Yonhap News
It's scarier than Ohtani Born in 1994, he is a designated hitter with 30 home runs and 100 RBIs
Suzuki hit back-to-back home runs against Pittsburgh on the 2nd. AP Yonhap News
Two Japanese batters born in 1994 dominate the Major League Baseball. When Shohei Ohtani(31, LA Dodgers) falters, Seiya Suzuki(31, Chicago Cubs) flutters. At this point, Suzuki is scarier than Ohtani. The two are colleagues who graduated from high school and entered the professional league in 2013. Ohtani started with the Nippon Ham Fighters as the No. 1 rookie draft pick, and Suzuki started with Hiroshima Carp as the second pick. Ohtani first boarded a flight to the U.S. in 2018. Suzuki followed Ohtani to the major leagues in 2022. The two were listed as Japanese representatives for the 2023 World Baseball Classic (WBC), but Suzuki was injured during training and could not be with them. Ohtani led the Japanese national team to the championship by hanging a Suzuki uniform in the dugout.

An away game against the Milwaukee Brewers on the 3rd. No. 3-Designated hitter Suzuki hit a timely hit in the top of the second inning with a 3-0 lead. With the bases loaded with no outs, the third baseman was brought home with an infield hit. 4-0. Since then, the Cubs have exploded in series. He added seven points in the top of the second inning to win early. It was a 10-0 victory.

Suzuki is the hottest hitter in the major leagues these days.




He hit consecutive home runs in an away game against the Pittsburgh Pirates on the 2nd. Both home runs were closely related to the team's victory.

First, 2-2 against each other at the beginning of the 5th inning. He hit a come-from-behind one-run home run after two outs. Season eight. In the fifth inning at 0-2, the Cubs changed the flow at once.

Leading 3-2 in the top of the seventh. He hit his ninth two-run homer of the season with one out and one on the first base. Changed pitcher Kyle Nicholas hit a 144km/h slider. It was a shot that sealed the team's victory. Two homers, three RBIs. The Chicago Cubs came from behind to win the game 8-3 thanks to Suzuki's outstanding performance.




4th year in Major League Baseball. With outfielder Kyle Tucker joining, he is focusing on hitting as a designated hitter. Power heaters with good slugging power are mainly designated hitters, which is unusual for Asian people. As such, he is outstanding as a central hitter.

It's scarier than Ohtani Born in 1994, he is a designated hitter with 30 home runs and 100 RBIs
AFP Yonhap News
It's scarier than Ohtani Born in 1994, he is a designated hitter with 30 home runs and 100 RBIs
UPIYonhap News
Suzuki and Tucker are creating synergies. Tucker, who is playing as the second player, had an RBI single in four consecutive games until the game against Pittsburgh on the 3rd. He played in 33 games this season and recorded a batting average of 0.285-8 homers, 29 RBIs and 29 runs. He leads the Cubs batting line-up with Suzuki.

It is more powerful than Ohtani, who is preparing to return to 'Iridu'.




Suzuki has had eight hits, including three homers, and six RBIs in the past six games. He hit .291 (34 hits in 117 at-bats) with nine home runs and 29 RBIs in 29 games this season. He tied for third in home runs and RBIs in the National League, 15th in batting, and 18th in hits. He is ahead of Ohtaniye in batting average of 0.277 (33 hits in 119 at-bats) with seven home runs and 10 RBIs.

There is a sharp difference in chances. Suzuki hit 0.351 (13 hits in 37 at-bats) and Ohtani hit 0.118 (2 hits in 17 at-bats) with runners in the scoring position. Ohtani has one run in all seven home runs.

His team is also on a good track. The Cubs, who have won eight of their last 12 games, are leading the Central Division of the National League.

It's scarier than Ohtani Born in 1994, he is a designated hitter with 30 home runs and 100 RBIs
AFP Yonhap News
If he continues his current pace, he can also '30 home runs-100 RBIs'. Suzuki had 20 home runs-74 RBIs in 2023 and 21 home runs-73 RBIs in 2024. Although he has played consistently for two consecutive years, '30 home runs-100 RBIs' is a stat on a different level. Suzuki marked 38 home runs in 2021 and 95 RBIs in 2015 when he was in Hiroshima. It is the highest number of home runs and RBIs in a season.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.