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Full Name:
 

Kurt Kiyoshi Suzuki​

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Nicknames:

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“Zuk"

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Born:  
   

October 4, 1983

Wailuku, Hawaii

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Family:  

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Father: Warren 
Mother: Kathleen
Spouse: Renee
Sister-in-law: Tricia Vignery

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MLB.com claims that Suzuki is cousins with former MLB player Shane Victorino.

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Friends:  

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Childhood Mentor: Hawaiian MLB scout Walter Isamu Komatsubara

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School:  

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Henry Perrine Baldwin High School, Hawaii
Mascot: Bears
Coaches: Jon Viela and Kahai Shishido

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California State University, Fullerton, 
Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball 
Coach: George Horton
Full roster

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Baseball Related:

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2004 - Drafted by the Oakland Athletics (67th overall).

2007 - June 12th - Major League debut with the Oakland Athletics.

2012 - Traded from the Athletics to the Washington Nationals for David Freitas.

2013 - Traded from the Nationals back to the Oakland Athletics for Dakota Bacus.

2017 - Signed a 1-year contract with the Atlanta Braves ($1.5 million).
 

Extra:

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He hosts the "Kurt Suzuki Baseball Clinic" (Maui).

 

His twitter account is locked.

He was inducted into the Cal State Titan's Hall of Fame on October 27, 2017.

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Sample Heckles:

 

Not available

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Heckle him on twitter:

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@kurtsuzuki

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