The Chicago Cubs announced Friday they have signed star Japanese outfielder Seiya Suzuki to a five-year deal.
Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but it is worth a reported $85 million, plus the posting fee the Cubs will pay the Hiroshima Carp. The contract is the largest ever for a position player moving from Japan to the United States.
"I'm really happy and I still can't believe I'm here," Suzuki said at an introductory news conference held in the Cubs' spring training complex in Mesa, Arizona.