Chicago Cubs designated hitter Seiya Suzuki (27) walks in the dugout before the second baseball game of a split doubleheader against the Milwaukee Brewers, Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley) AP

With its dim lighting, leather couches and rectangular layout, Coors Field’s visiting clubhouse feels more like a man cave than a baseball sanctuary. There, at a round table, Seiya Suzuki and Shota Imanaga sat across from each other, chatting while eating their postgame dinners.

For years, the Chicago Cubs made strategic international investments to create that kind of scene last weekend in Denver. One of the best teams in Major League Baseball has two accomplished Japanese players in the prime of their careers. At once, the moment came across as both ordinary and striking

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