Player of the Week

     Kurtis Kiyoshi "Kurt" Suzuki plays catcher for the Nationals. He played for the Oakland Athletics before being traded to the Nationals for minor league catcher David Freitas. His MLB debut happened June 12th, 2007 for the A's. Suzuki was drafted in 2004 and was a second round pick. His batting average was pretty high for a catcher, .297, and only made one error in 46 games while being in the minor leagues. 
     It wasn't until catcher, Jason Kendall, was traded before Suzuki was the starting catcher for the A's. On September 10th, 2007, Suzuki hit his first major league grand-slam against the Seattle Mariners during the second inning. In 2008, Suzuki hit an average of .279.
     During the 2009 season, Suzuki hit his career high of home-runs, 15, and RBIs, 88. He also lead his team in RBIs, which was the second time in franchise history that a catcher lead the team. Suzuki also lead the A's in hits and doubles. Suzuki ended the 2012 season with a batting average of .255 with 62 home-runs. Both with the Oakland Athletics and the Washington Nationals.