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By Curt Bishop
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On Saturday, Team Japan fell short in the quarterfinal round of the World Baseball Classic to Venezuela. They had a 5-2 lead but ultimately fell apart as Venezuela came back to win 8-5 and advance to the semifinal round.
Early in the game, Chicago Cubs outfielder Seiya Suzuki was thrown out trying to steal second base and was injured in the process. The Cubs slugger limped off the field afterwards and did not return.
Following Japan's loss, Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani spoke about Suzuki's injury and gave a classy response.
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"He hasn't had any imaging done yet so right now it's just based on how he feels,'' Ohtani said, as quoted in a post on X from Bob Nightengale. "I'm just hoping it turns out to be something positive and that it won't affect his season.
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Suzuki had a big year with the Cubs last year, hitting 32 home runs and also driving in 103 runs. Any time without him would be a big blow for the North Siders.
However, Ohtani, despite suffering a crushing defeat on Saturday, was clearly concerned about his WBC teammate. Suzuki left the game with pain in his right knee.
Ohtani knows what Suzuki means not only to the Cubs, but to Team Japan as well. The injury certainly affected Japan on Saturday.
Hopefully for the Cubs, Suzuki isn't out too long and can be ready in time for Opening Day, but he'll have Ohtani wishing him well through the process.
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