Tag: Kurt Suzuki

World Series: Kurt Suzuki steps up as Nationals’ unlikely hero at the plate and behind it in Game 2 Suzuki hit the go-ahead homer and helped Stephen Strasburg

Suzuki went 2-for-4 with a solo homer and a two-run homer against the Diamondbacks on Tuesday.  Then hit another one on Friday. Although Suzuki is currently seeing less than

Kurt Suzuki powers Braves to extra-inning win over A’s Suzuki’s home run in the 12th inning lifted the Braves to the sweep. Neville E. Guard-USA TODAY Sports Kurt

Suzuki is a Solid Backstop, and a Solid Guy! Story and photos by Gordy Jones As you can probably tell from reading Twins Talk, I’m a guy who

MINNEAPOLIS — Another year, another Minnesota Twins catcher in the All-Star Game — only this time it’s not Joe Mauer. Kurt Suzuki earned his first All-Star selection of his eight-year career, and it

If Twins catcher Kurt Suzuki plays in next month’s All-Star Game at Target Field, it will likely be a result of the numbers he’s put up offensively — many of which have

FORT MYERS, Fla. — Kurt Suzuki doesn’t aspire to be the next Joe Mauer. According to the Minnesota Twins, Suzuki shouldn’t have to. “We wanted to add some

MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Twins have found a replacement for Joe Mauer at catcher.The Twins and catcher Kurt Suzuki agreed to a $2.75 million, one-year contract on Friday,

We had all moved on from Kurt Suzuki.  He was extremely popular among fans of the Oakland Athletics, and it was tough to see him depart after being

OAKLAND, Calif. — Kurt Suzuki couldn’t have scripted his return to the Oakland Coliseum any better. A longtime fan favorite for the Athletics, he greeted his old supporters

Kurt Suzuki will catch blistering right-hander Jordan Zimmermann for the seventh consecutive start tonight. That, Nationals Manager Davey Johnson said, is coincidence. It has more to do with

Kurt Suzuki belted a three-run homer, powering the Nationals to a 9-2 victory over the Cubs on Thursday. Suzuki finished the evening 3-for-5 with two runs scored and

Kurt Suzuki learned he had been traded from the Oakland A’s, the only team he had known in seven professional seasons, at 11 a.m. Friday. Before he said

The A’s have won seven games in a row and are a season-high nine games over .500. They are coming off a 16-run shutout win which ties the

Kurt Suzuki has been dropped to ninth in the A’s lineup on Saturday due to a sore left hand. The injury impacts Suzuki most when swinging the bat,

Ichiro goes 4-for-5 as the 3rd batter in the lineup. Kurt Suzuki also had a hit in the game for Oakland’s RBI. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYUGJPQQ7Yg]

After trading his three All-Star pitchers Trevor Cahill, Andrew Bailey, and Gio Gonzalez, A’s general manager Billy Beane could also end up trading the guy who helped in