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  "path": "/cubs/2026/06/14/cubs-seiya-suzuki-leaves-game-knee-injury-giants-catch-discomfort",
  "publishedAt": "2026-06-14T06:24:15.495Z",
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  "textContent": "<p>SAN FRANCISCO – Right fielder Seiya Suzuki was putting on something of a defensive clinic in Saturday night’s win over the Giants before a play he didn’t make forced him to make an early exit.</p><p>Suzuki, who earlier in the game both threw a runner out at second base and made a terrific sliding catch, attempted to make a running, reaching grab on a fly ball to right field in the fourth inning. He couldn’t make it to the ball in time, and it dropped in for a hit as he stumbled to the ground.</p><p>But the Cubs were more concerned with the aftermath. Suzuki departed the game with the trainer, and “right knee discomfort” was the official cause. Shaw replaced Suzuki in right field.</p><p>“The reports after he came out were positive,” Counsell said after the game, “but the most important thing is: How is he going to feel tomorrow?”</p><p>An injury to Suzuki’s right knee, suffered while he played for Japan in the World Baseball Classic, kept him sidelined when the season began. That was a sprain that prevented him from making his season debut until the Cubs’ 13th game of the campaign.</p><p>“I’m wishing it’s not a big deal,” Suzuki said through an interpreter. “I’ll wake up tomorrow, see how everything feels. If I can go from there, go for it. If not, we’ll see how it goes.”</p><p>Suzuki’s improved defense in right field has become a storyline this season, and plays like the ones he made Saturday are becoming more common. It’s only adding to <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https://chicago.suntimes.com/cubs/2026/06/13/cubs-michael-busch-defense-first-base-nico-hoerner-gold-glove-craig-counsell\" >the Cubs’ best-in-baseball defense</a>, which has been reliable even as the hitting and pitching have struggled over the last month.</p><p>“Those two plays he made were pretty incredible,” center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong said after the game. “Everybody knows he’s got a really good arm. It’s always fun getting to watch him show it off. He put that thing on the money.”</p>",
  "title": "In middle of great defensive performance for Cubs, Seiya Suzuki leaves game with knee discomfort",
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