Japanese batter Seiya Suzuki (Chicago Cubs) was praised as the best new player in the National League until early May 2022.안전놀이터
In April of last year, Suzuki recorded a batting average of .279, 4 home runs, 14 RBIs, and 13 runs.
However, in May, he crashed to a batting average of 2.1 1 Lee, 0 home runs, 7 RBIs and 7 runs. In June, he missed a single game due to a finger injury.
Suzuki seemed to rebound in September, but his performance slipped from the first half to the second half. In the first half, he had a batting average of .806 .252 OPS and .737 OPS in the second half.
His final performance for the season finished with a batting average of .2 6.2 (104 hits in 397 at-bats), 14 homers, 46 RBIs, and an OPS of .769 in 111 games. He did not even rank in the top 10 in the 2022 National League Rookie of the Year voting. Suzuki’s first year in the major leagues with a 5-year, 85 million dollar (approximately 110 billion won) contract with the Cubs was a regrettable season.
In his second year in the big leagues, Suzuki appeared bulked up at spring training in Mesa, Arizona, USA. According to Japanese media, Suzuki showed up at the camp with a muscular body and was said to have a physique comparable to foreign players.
Suzuki reportedly gained about 10kg of his weight in the offseason. He weighed 106 kg on the first day of camp. Players who have advanced to the US major leagues from Asia share the stamina of playing a full-time 162-game season.
The Japanese media said, “I tried to power up by increasing about 10 kg for 4 to 5 months in the off season, and this came from reflection on last season.” He tried to improve his strength through weight training to increase the distance he hit the ball.”
Suzuki said that she lost about 5 kg of weight last year in May or summer, when her fatigue peaked due to the unfamiliar American environment and food. He prepared for the season this year by focusing on his stamina to play one season.
Cubs coach David Ross, who watched Suzuki’s batting practice, said, “It seems that he has become very powerful. We will see more success than last year.” Local media are also predicting Suzuki’s batting order to be No. 4 this season.