Cubs weighing replacement options in right field as Seiya Suzuki recovers from oblique injury.
After having so much trouble staying healthy with the Cubs last season -- his first in the major leagues after coming over from Japan -- Seiya Suzuki decided to do something about it.
Limited to 111 games last season due a nagging finger injury, the 5-foot-11, 185-pounder got off to a fast start, faded late and wound up hitting .262/.336/.433 with 14 home runs and 46 RBI. by signing up you agree to our terms of service Early in camp, the 28-year-old Suzuki was diagnosed with a"moderate" left oblique strain. That forced the former Hiroshima Carp star to be removed from Japan's World Baseball Classic roster.
"I think a lot of bad decisions are made around Opening Day," president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer said."It's one day on the calendar, but people rush back for it and we want to make sure that we are patient. If he makes it back for that, that's great, but that's not what we care about. We just care about getting him totally healthy.
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