The Seattle Mariners all-time hit king and owner of several MLB and NPB records received the first of what's likely to be two different Hall of Fame inductions earlier this week.

To this point, only famed Yankee closer Mariano Rivera has been elected to the Hall of Fame unanimously — not Babe Ruth, not Hank Aaron, not Ken Griffey Jr. nor Derek Jeter, just Rivera. Could Suzuki be the second?

At the yesterday's Cubs Convention in Chicago, manager Craig Counsell spoke to the crowd (video link) about the club's outfield

The Chicago Cubs are in the midst of an offseason that is designed to get them back to the National League playoffs for the first time since the 2020 season. One of the big moves they have made during the offseason was trading for slugging outfielder Kyle Tucker of the Houston Astros.

The Chicago Cubs hit a patch of uncharacteristic disharmony earlier this offseason when Seiya Suzuki, unhappy as a full-time designated hitter, was apparently being shopped around to a handful of teams.