Team Venezuela representative and Seattle Mariners third baseman Eugenio Suárez, in a feature by LatinoSports, is followed by World Baseball Network correspondent Julian Guilarte, who traces his rise from Cincinnati breakout to national-team cornerstone — and how his veteran power and pride could help a lineup led by Julio Rodríguez, Randy Arozarena, and Cal Raleigh bring the Pacific Northwest its first World Series trophy.
NEW YORK, NY — Seattle Mariners’ third baseman Eugenio Suárez had the best case scenario at this past trade deadline, returning to his former team after being traded from the Arizona Diamondbacks.
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The Mariners took off as soon as they acquired him, Seattle went from second place in the American League West (58-52 on July 31st) to division champions, earning the second seed in the AL Postseason picture. They finished 90-72 overall on the year and were 42-20 with Suárez on the team.
Even though the 34-year-old did not get off to the best start, his presence in the lineup helped the likes of Cal Raleigh, Julio Rodríguez, and Randy Arozarena get better pitches to hit.
The addition of first baseman Josh Naylor, who was acquired from the Diamondbacks in a separate trade, helped make their lineup more formidable as well.
A native of Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela, Suarez was with the Mariners from 2022-2023, appearing on their roster in the organization’s most recent postseason game in Game 3 of the 2022 ALDS vs. the Houston Astros.
“It’s something very good for me to be back with boys and people who I know and had a really good relationship with,” Suárez told LatinoSports in a recent interview on September 17th after a Mariners 7-5 loss to the Royals in Kansas City. “It made it really easy for me at the trade deadline.”
Suárez launched his 46th home run of the year that night as he was in an 0-for-34 slide prior to that bomb.
“It was just working on being on time for the fastball. They have been throwing me a lot of fastballs lately and I just want to be ready for that and just cover everything else,” he said. “I’m trying not to do much, relax my body and try to make a good swing on that.”
Earlier this season, Suárez had a “forever game” against the Atlanta Braves in Arizona at Chase Field when he hit four home runs against the Braves on April 27th.
On the four-homer game: “That was crazy, that’s something I never thought was going to happen in my career. God is good. I always pray for something good in my career and that was great for me, my family and my teammates.”
