West Coast Interest Could Steal Seiya Suzuki Away From New York Yankees
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If New York Yankees thought their arch-rivals, Boston Red Sox, are their only competition in the race to sign the Japanese star, Seiya Suzuki, we apologize for being the bearers of bad news. Fresh reports now state that a number of teams are interested in the 27-year-old, courtesy of his extraordinary career records.
Coming with over nine years of baseball experience from Japan, Seiya was on the radar of the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox for a while now. However, new reports have added more names to the list of his potential buyers.
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MLB insider reveals the teams interested in Seiya Suzuki
While Seiya Suzuki’s high demand was already known to all, MLB insider Jon Heyman has now added more names to the list of those interested. Jon tweeted saying, ”Hear multiple West Coast teams are also in on Suzuki, including Giants, Mariners and more. Multitalented OF predictably has big interest.”
Hear multiple West Coast teams are also in on Suzuki, including Giants, Mariners and more. Multitalented OF predictably has big interest. https://t.co/elBPGKWbgC
— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) December 15, 2021
Notably, Tampa Bay Rays, Philadelphia Phillies, Texas Rangers, and of course Yankees and Red Sox were already eyeing him. It is Seiya’s insane stats that have got him so much attention after getting drafted into MLB.
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During his career back home, Seiya smashed 189 home runs and has 102 stolen bases. He also hit .309/.402/.541 with a .943 OPS. Apart from his demand, Seiya’s recent social media activity also caused some controversies earlier.
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Seiya’s Instagram raises hopes for New York Yankees
Earlier this month, Seiya broke Yankees fans’ hearts after he followed the Boston Red Sox on Instagram. Notably, it was the only franchise he was following then.
Seiya Suzuki has unfollowed the Red Sox on Instagram 😔 pic.twitter.com/cfOIO3chvK
— Section 10 Podcast (@Section10Pod) December 10, 2021
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However, only recently, Seiya unfollowed the franchise on social media, reigniting the dead hopes of the others.
With more franchises keeping him on their radar, Seiya is likely to receive some insane offers on his table once the lockout is lifted. Where do you think Seiya Suzuki will play next year?
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