Seiya Suzuki already led MLB in RBIs entering Tuesday’s action, but he etched his hot start to the season in the history books by winning the race to a major milestone.
The Chicago Cubs designated hitter got his team on the board in the bottom of the third inning against the Colorado Rockies, slapping a bases-loaded single to left. That brought one run home, giving Suzuki his 50th RBI of the season.
On top of becoming the first big leaguer to reach that benchmark in 2025, Suzuki did so in near-record speed.
According to MLB.com’s Sarah Langs, Suzuki is now one of nine Cubs players who have recorded at least 50 RBIs in their first 51 games, since RBIs became an official stat in 1920.
Derek Lee was the last to achieve the feat prior to Suzuki, doing so in 2005. Sammy Sosa, Andre Dawson, Billy Williams, Ernie Banks, Hank Sauer, Bill Nicholson and Hack Wilson make up the rest of the list, which dates back to 1926.
Suzuki finished Tuesday night 1-for-5 at the plate, all while the Rockies came back to force extra innings. Michael Busch came through with a game-tying RBI single in the 11th, while Matt Shaw walked it off with an RBI single of his own two batters later.
As for Suzuki, he is now batting .272 with an .898 OPS on the season. The 30-year-old leads the league in RBIs, one ahead of his teammate – Pete Crow-Armstrong, who has 49.
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