Seiya Suzuki (鈴木 誠也, Suzuki Seiya; Japanese pronunciation: [sɯ̥dzɯꜜkʲi̥ seːꜜja], born August 18, 1994) is a Japanese professional baseball right fielder and designated hitter for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp. Suzuki is a five-time NPB All-Star, six-time NPB Best Nine Award winner, and a five-time winner of the NPB Golden Glove Award. Internationally, Suzuki represents Japan. Seiya Suzuki is the third Cubs player in the last 100 seasons to start his career with an eight-game hitting streak, joining Andy Pafko (nine in 1943) and Joe Munson (nine in 1925). He is the second Japanese player with an eight-game hit streak to begin his MLB career.
Source: “Seiya Suzuki”, English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), excerpt
