The interpreter of Chicago Cubs Japanese outfielder Seiya Suzuki (30) was suddenly fired.
Global sports media “The Athletic” said on the 19th that the Cubs fired Doi Matsushida, who has been interpreting Suzuki. Matsushida has been interpreting Suzuki for two and a half years since 2022, when he joined Cubs. Cubs explained that pitcher Imanaga Shota’s interpreter Edwin Stanberry and others will help Suzuki.
There are many rumors about the unusual dismissal of an interpreter during the season. Suzuki’s interpretation is also drawing attention from suspicions that he may have engaged in illegal gambling just like Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter Mizuhara Itpay.
There are voices of concern that interpreter Ohtani’s “illegal gambling scandal,” which heated up the major leagues with the opening of this season, 메이저사이트 may be recreated.
In response, “The Athletic” said, “The club official stressed that they did not face a similar situation in the Cubs.”
Suzuki, in his third year in the Major League, batted .270 with an OPS of .813 with 13 homers and 45 RBIs in 72 games during the first half of this season.