Seiya Suzuki, who transferred from professional baseball and Hiroshima to the Cubs of the Major League Baseball, started in the opening game with Brewers at No. 6 Light and made his first hit in the Major League Baseball debut game.
Due to the difficult labor-management negotiations, the major league started on the 7th, one week later than originally planned, and Suzuki, who transferred from Hiroshima to the Cubs, was started in the 6th light against the Brewers in his hometown Chicago. I did.
At the pre-match ceremony, the Ukrainian national anthem was sung before the American national anthem to show solidarity with Ukraine under Russian invasion, and some fans raised the Ukrainian flag at the stadium.
Suzuki's first turn at bat in the major leagues was a chance of 1 out and 2nd base in the 2nd inning, and when Suzuki's name was announced, fans at the home base stood up and cheered loudly.
The starting pitcher was Burns, who won the Cy Young Award last year, and Suzuki chose the foreball after seeing off the sixth ball from the full count.
In the second at bat, he went around in the lead five times, chasing one point, and pulled the second ball of pitcher Burns and the changing ball of the out course to hit the first major league hit before the left.
After that, Suzuki went to third base and stepped on a tie-breaking home with a sacrifice fly, scoring his first goal in the major leagues.
In the 6th inning, the 3rd at bat was a walk, and in the 8th inning, the 4th at bat missed an in-course walk and struck out.
The Cubs won 5-4 and started the opening round with a white star.