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Cub’s Seiya Suzuki begins season in elite group of power hitters

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Chicago Cubs’ Seiya Suzuki runs the bases after hitting a two-run home run during the first inning of a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies, Tuesday, April 2, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley) ORG XMIT: CXC106

The night after the hardest hit of Seiya Suzuki’s career — a screaming line drive that made it over the Wrigley Field wall with an exit velocity of 115 mph — he hit another home run. This one, the only long ball in the Cubs’ 9-8 win Wednesday against the Rockies, had a little more loft and clocked in at 105 mph .