Chicago Cubs outfielder Seiya Suzuki has been ruled out of the World Baseball Classic from March 8-21, Nippon Professional Baseball announced Tuesday.
Seiya Suzuki. (Getty/Essonne Info)
The 28-year-old missed the Cubs’ spring training game against the San Francisco Giants on Saturday with left oblique pain, as well as club practice on Sunday before suffering a thorough examination.
Suzuki, who was on the WBC’s 2017 Japan Samurai roster, was a batsman at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics when the host country won the gold medal. The former Hiroshima Carp all-rounder was expected to be one of Japan captain Hideki Kuriyama’s key members next month.
Hanshin Tigers outfield player Koji Chikamoto is expected to replace him.
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