The Boston Globe’s Peter Abraham reports that the Red Sox “inquired about free agent Seiya Suzuki.”

Boston’s interest in Suzuki has been widely known. The team is looking to add more right-handed power in the middle of their order, and Suzuki fits the bill after hitting .270/.368/.473 with 26 homers over 545 plate appearances with the Cubs. The Red Sox are looking to trade Jarren Duran this offseason but will still have Roman Anthony, Wilyer Abreu, and Ceddanne Rafaela, so Suzuki would have to be willing to play DH part of the time if he was going to be a fit for the Red Sox.