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Cubs Star Slugger Seiya Suzuki Makes Franchise History with Rare Feat

After earning National League Player of the Week honors, Chicago Cubs standout Seiya Suzuki etched his name in history with this benchmark.
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The Chicago Cubs are soaring through their 2025 MLB campaign with a growing lead in the National League Central and look like true World Series contenders through May.

While several teams around the league struggle with offensive performance, the Chicago Cubs are thriving with star power and a growing dominance.

One of the biggest contributors to that success is designated hitter Seiya Suzuki amid a stellar season.

For the second time in his career, Suzuki earned National League Player of the Week honors after hitting .480 with three homers, four doubles, and 10 RBIs last week.

On Tuesday night against the Colorado Rockies, Suzuki etched his name in franchise history with a huge milestone.

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Suzuki entered Tuesday as the league RBI leader, and with the bases loaded in the bottom of the third, he brought his 50th RBI of the season home.

Not only was he the first to reach that mark in the 2025 season, but Suzuki also made Cubs history.

According to MLB.com's Sarah Langs, Suzuki is now one of nine Chicago players to record at least 50 RBIs in 51 games since it became an official stat in 1920.

The last to achieve that benchmark was Derek Lee in 2005.

Suzuki is slashing .272/.330/.568 with a career-high 152 OPS+, and it's clear he's tapped into a new gear through the first two months of season play.

Meghan Montemurro of the Chicago Tribune (subscription required) reported that Suzuki gave credit to his teammates for the feat through his interpreter, Edwin Stanberry.

“I wouldn’t say I changed anything,” Suzuki said. “I think more so it shows the guys around me are getting on base, and RBIs are something that really happens because of everybody around you. So all the support from all the other players getting on base, I really appreciate that and I want to continue to do that as well.”

He remains one RBI ahead of his teammate, Pete Crow-Armstrong, who recorded his 49th in the victory.

Suzuki is one to watch with a growing power to his hitting, as he's boasting a .296 ISO, which would be a career high.

Chicago's lineup is stacked, but more than the depth, the individual performances have propelled the team to success, and Suzuki may be the star difference-maker.

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MADDY HUDAK

Maddy Hudak is the deputy editor for Tulane on Sports Illustrated and the radio sideline reporter for their football team. Maddy is an alumnus of Tulane University, and graduated in 2016 with a degree in psychology. She went on to obtain a Master of Legal Studies while working as a research coordinator at the VA Hospital, and in jury consulting. During this time, Maddy began covering the New Orleans Saints with SB Nation, and USA Today. She moved to New Orleans in 2021 to pursue a career in sports and became Tulane's sideline reporter that season. She enters her fourth year with the team now covering the program on Sports Illustrated, and will use insights from features and interviews in the live radio broadcast. You can follow her on X at @MaddyHudak_94, or if you have any questions or comments, she can be reached via email at maddy.hudak1@gmail.com

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