Seiya Suzuki went 1-for-2 and drew two walks in his Major League Baseball debut Thursday as the Chicago Cubs outfielder helped his new team edge the Milwaukee Brewers 5-4 on opening day.
Welcomed by a huge cheer from the home crowd at Wrigley Field, the 27-year-old former Hiroshima Carp slugger got his first hit in MLB off last year's National League Cy Young winner, Corbin Burnes. The hit sparked a three-run fifth inning that turned the game.
The biggest name coming out of Japan in the offseason, Suzuki batted at least .300 and had 25-plus home runs in six straight seasons. He drew a walk at his first at-bat in the second inning and again in the sixth before striking out looking in the eighth.