Suzu Narasaki, New York Heights

Suzu Narasaki is a New York Heights outfielder (OF, #16). Los Angeles traded her to New York on Aug. 21, 2026, with Emi Saiki, for Diana Ibarra (official WPBL announcement). We only write what the official pages already say. Live numbers live on those official links. More names: players.

New York Heights, 2026

• Team: New York Heights (from Aug. 21, 2026; before that, Los Angeles Queens)
• Position / number: OF, #16 — official New York roster and official player page, checked Oct. 16, 2026. She wore CF #8 with Los Angeles before the trade.
• Status: Signed · Round 3, Pick 2
• Hometown on the roster: Setouchi City, Japan
• Bats / throws: R / R (official roster and player page)

Spell the surname Narasaki (not Naraski). The official player page bio: hails from Hannan city in Osaka Prefecture; attended Chuo University in Hachioji City, Tokyo; joined the inaugural NPB women’s team, the Saitama Seibu Lions Ladies, in 2020. The official roster hometown is Setouchi City, Japan; that roster line is what this page uses for hometown. The official Round Three draft recap listed pick 42 as Suzu Narasaki, CF, Setouchi City (Japan), and repeated the 2020 Lions Ladies / first NPB-affiliated women’s-team note, calling her an everyday center-field option. The official LA team draft recap listed her as CF (26), Setouchi City, Japan. The official roster lists her age as 27. We’re not treating age as a 2026 stat line. ESPN’s league explainer lists her as Los Angeles CF.

Official 2026 regular season, all listed with Los Angeles (official player page, checked Oct. 16, 2026): 1-for-4 with a double in 3 games (Aug. 12–15), plus one pitching start. The official game log shows no appearances for New York after the trade.

The trade: on Aug. 21, 2026, the WPBL announced a manager-initiated trade sending Suzu Narasaki and Emi Saiki from Los Angeles to New York for Diana Ibarra. The Heights welcomed her on Aug. 22. As of Oct. 16, 2026, the official site lists her as signed with New York.

Read: Inside the WPBL’s first trade · every move: offseason roster tracker.

Notable 2026 mentions

Official Opening Day, Aug. 5, Aug. 7, Aug. 8, and Aug. 12 recaps don’t mention her by name. The official player-page game log lists an appearance dated Aug. 12 vs San Francisco (0 AB).

Other Heights pages: Emi Saiki, Denae Benites, Natsuki Yonetani, Kylee Lahners, Jaida Lee. Heights notes and roster: New York Heights. Former team: Los Angeles Queens. Watch: how to watch.