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The Best World Baseball Classic Rosters for 2023
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Seiya Suzuki is Japan's top outfielder for World Baseball Classic
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Cubs fall to Braves after Seiya Suzuki's late error
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Seiya Suzuki: Chicago Cubs sign Japanese star
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World Baseball Classic: Shohei Ohtani, Yu Darvish and Seiya Suzuki
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Chicago Cubs, Seiya Suzuki agree to 5-year, $85M deal, source
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Ichiro Suzuki - Wikipedia
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Suzuki and Young hit two-run homers, Taillon pitches six scoreless
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Suzuki and Amaya hit solo homers and Cubs beat Royals 4-3 - Newsday
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Suzuki and Amaya hit solo homers and Cubs beat Royals 4-3
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Seiya Suzuki withdraws from World Baseball Classic
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Seiya Suzuki: Chicago Cubs sign Japanese star