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YOKOHAMA, JAPAN – AUGUST 07: Outfielder Seiya Suzuki #51 of Team Japan flies out in the second inning during the gold medal game between Team United States and Team Japan on day fifteen of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Yokohama Baseball Stadium on August 07, 2021 in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images)
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YOKOHAMA, JAPAN – AUGUST 07: Outfielder Seiya Suzuki #51 of Team Japan flies out in the second inning during the gold medal game between Team United States and Team Japan on day fifteen of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Yokohama Baseball Stadium on August 07, 2021 in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images)
MLB is a financial juggernaut. And that makes it a global destination for talent. For players as talented as Seiya Suzuki, perhaps even more so. And showing remarkable resolve, the player does not appear to be backing down from his move to America amid the League-imposed lockout threatening to give us a shortened season.
Suzuki is one of the most talented youngsters from across the Pacific and making his way here, MLB is bound to see a new talent emerge.
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Suzuki has been linked with a move to Major League Baseball. And while a team is yet to set itself as a clear frontrunner, it appears as though the contenders for the move will likely emerge from between the Boston Red Sox and the San Francisco Giants. But the fear in Suzuki’s mind could be whether or not he gets sufficient playing time considering the lockout. Reportedly, though, his vision remains.
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Seiya Suzuki is one of the foremost talents spoken about from Japan and his induction into MLB only stands as an impressive addition to the talent pool of the league. However, it would be fair to say that Suzuki’s hesitance to join the League this year could be understood.
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YOKOHAMA, JAPAN – AUGUST 04: Seiya Suzuki #51 of Team Japan looks on before the game against Team Republic of Korea during the semifinals of men’s baseball on day twelve of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Yokohama Baseball Stadium on August 04, 2021 in Yokohama, Japan. (Photo by Koji Watanabe/Getty Images)
With the operation of the lockout, a shortened season would likely not yield the talent enough time to bed himself into the squad and to grow into the American League, as he had originally intended. He, however, looks set to arrive. His agent said as much.
Seiya Suzuki’s agent, Joel Wolfe, tells me the Hiroshima Carp star outfielder isn’t reevaluating coming to MLB based on today’s news that games will be cancelled: “Seiya is 100% committed to playing in MLB this year. He’s shown remarkable patience and resolve.”
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Said Suzuki’s agent, “Seiya is 100% committed to playing in MLB this year. He’s shown remarkable patience and resolve.”
The lockout seems to have had no effect on Suzuki’s intention; especially not on moving to America. Although how long this resolve will remain, no one can say. The League has already seen every teams’ first two series canceled because of the lockout, and with no end in sight, it seems a bit morbid.
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How do you take the news, though? If you were Suzuki, would you still move to MLB this year? Or wait another season to be sure of game time?
