Suzuki: Big Hit in the East
27-year-old <Tatsukichi Suzuki:player#11004> made a few <Cincinnati:team#37> headlines during this past week as the rookie third baseman proved he could compete at the plate with his high-school idols. He captured the attention of fans, journalists and East officials last week and today took home Player of the Week honors for his effort.

He cracked 10 hits in 23 at-bats to put up a .435 average. Suzuki collected 5 home runs, 9 RBIs and scored 7 runs.

This season <Suzuki:player#11004> is hitting .274 with 9 home runs.