One of the bright spots in the Cubs’ lackluster 9-15 start to the 2022 season has been Seiya Suzuki’s hot start. The Cubs signed the NPB superstar to a five-year contract after the lockout ended and he did not disappoint, earning NL Rookie of the Month accolades for April with a .279/.405/.529 slash line and a wRC+ of 162. Any questions about whether he’d be able to translate his bat to ball skills to MLB were quickly answered as he hit the ball with authority to all fields [VIDEO].
Seiya Suzuki’s offense by the numbers
