CINCINNATI — Seiya Suzuki’s first champagne celebration with the Chicago Cubs was a blur — literally.

Suzuki ditched his protective goggles when beer and champagne starting seeping through the edges during Wednesday’s postgame clubhouse festivities at PNC Park to celebrate the Cubs clinching a playoff spot , and he managed to largely avoid the stinging feel of the alcohol getting in his eyes. That is, until somebody sprayed champagne in his face, causing his contacts to pop out.

“I couldn’t really see what was going on,” Suzuki said Thursday through interpreter Edwin Stanberry. “I can’t put it into words, it was so much fun. … I can’t drink so it’s like you can still get drunk through your skin.

“I don’t feel great,” Suzuki added with a smile.

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