Kurt Suzuki

Kurt Suzuki
Suzuki with the Washington Nationals in 2019
Catcher
Born: (1983-10-04) October 4, 1983 (age 40) Wailuku, Hawaii, U.S.
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
June 12, 2007, for the Oakland Athletics
Last MLB appearance
October 4, 2022, for the Los Angeles Angels
MLB statistics
Batting average	.255
Home runs	143
Runs batted in	730
Teams
Oakland Athletics (2007–2012) Washington Nationals (2012–2013) Oakland Athletics (2013) Minnesota Twins (2014–2016) Atlanta Braves (2017–2018) Washington Nationals (2019–2020) Los Angeles Angels (2021–2022)
Career highlights and awards
All-Star (2014) World Series champion (2019)

Kurtis Kiyoshi Suzuki (Japanese: 鈴木 清, born October 4, 1983) is an American former professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Oakland Athletics, Washington Nationals, Minnesota Twins, Atlanta Braves, and Los Angeles Angels.

Before playing professionally, Suzuki attended Cal State Fullerton, and in 2004, won the College World Series and the Johnny Bench and Brooks Wallace awards. That year, the Athletics selected him in the second round of the MLB draft, and Suzuki made his MLB debut in 2007. He was named an MLB All-Star in 2014 as a member of the Twins while hitting a career-best .288. In 2019, Suzuki caught for the Nationals as they won the World Series, making him both a College World Series and MLB World Series champion.