NEW YORK – Day after day of pregame hitting, hoping for a good enough reaction for Seiya Suzuki to return from the 10-day injured list, returned the same result. His sprained left ring finger continued to swell.
So, on Saturday, in a meeting in New York that included president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer, the club decided a break from hitting was the best move going forward. Manager David Ross announced on Sunday that the Cubs planned to rest Suzuki for about five days, “per doctor’s orders,” before having him ramp back up.
Suzuki has been sidelined since hurting his finger on a base in Cincinnati on May 26 while stealing second.