Eugenio Alejandro Suárez (born July 18, 1991) is a

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for the

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(MLB). He previously played for the

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and

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. Suárez was an All-Star in 2018.

Career

Detroit Tigers

Suárez originally signed with the

as an amateur

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on October 9, 2008. He played for the

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Tigers in 2009 and 2010. He played for the

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of the Rookie-level

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and the

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of the

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in 2011 and the

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of the Class A

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in 2012. With the Whitecaps, he had a .288

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and 21 stolen bases in 135 games. He started the 2013 season with the

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of the

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and was promoted to the Erie SeaWolves of the

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Eastern League during the season. He was added to the Tigers'

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on November 20, 2013. Eugenio Suárez 2014

Suarez began the 2014 season with Erie, and was promoted to the

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of the

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in May. Suárez was brought up to Detroit for the first time on June 4, and entered that night's game in the seventh inning. In his first at-bat, he reached base via a

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. On June 7, Suarez made his first major league start in a game against the

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, and recorded his first hit, a solo home run. He finished his rookie season with a .242 batting average, with 4 home runs and 23 RBIs in 85 games.

Cincinnati Reds

On December 11, 2014, the Tigers traded Suárez and minor league pitcher Jonathon Crawford to the

for starting pitcher

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. On June 11, 2015, he became the Reds' regular starting shortstop after

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's season-ending injury. He finished the 2015 season with a .284 batting average, with 13 home runs and 48 RBIs. With the

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trade to the

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, the Reds announced Suárez would be moved to third base full-time, with

returning to shortstop after his stint on the disabled list. In 2016, Suárez hit 21 home runs and drove in 70 runs while hitting .248. On defense, he led the major leagues in errors, with 23. In 2017, he hit 26 home runs and drove in 82 runs while batting .260. On March 16, 2018, Suárez signed a seven-year $66 million contract with the Reds. Batting .315 with 19 home runs and 68 RBIs, he was named to the

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. Suárez finished the season leading the team with 34 home runs and 104 RBIs. In 2019, Suárez played 159 games, finishing with a .271 batting average, 49 home runs (2nd in the NL), 103 RBIs (10th), and struck out an MLB-leading 189 times. His 49 homers set new single season records for both NL third basemen and Venezuelan-born players. He led the National League in pull percentage (52.0%), and made contact with the lowest percentage of pitches he swung at outside the strike zone (44.2%) of all NL batters. In October 2019, Suárez was awarded the Luis Aparicio Award, which is given annually to a

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n player in

(MLB) who is judged to have recorded the best individual performance in that year. On January 28, 2020, it was revealed that Suárez underwent right shoulder surgery to remove loose cartilage, an injury that occurred during a swimming pool mishap at his residence in Pinecrest, Florida. During the shortened 2020 season, Suárez hit .202/.312/.470 with 15 home runs and 38 RBIs in 57 games. In 2021, Suárez's batting average fell dramatically, as he batted .169 through the first five months of the season. Despite a resurgence in September and October in which he batted .370, he finished the 2021 season with a .198 average. He also recorded 31 home runs and 79 RBIs.

Seattle Mariners

On March 14, 2022, the Reds traded Suárez and

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to the

in exchange for

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, Brandon Williamson, and a

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, later announced to be Connor Phillips. The transaction was a cost-cutting measure that saved the franchise just under $36 million but was unpopular with Reds fans. On July 8th, 2022, he hit his first career walk-off home run in a 5-2 extra-innings win over the

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. On September 7, 2022, he recorded his 1000th career hit with a 2-run home run off

pitcher

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. On September 11, 2022, Suárez homered twice in a 8-7 win over the

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, helping to atone for a blown 4-run lead in the top of the 9th by taking

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deep for a walk-off solo shot.

International career

On September 10, 2018, he was selected for the MLB All-Stars at the

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Personal life

Suarez and his wife, Génesis, have two daughters together and reside in Pincrest, Florida.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Suarez, Eugenio 1991 births Cincinnati Reds players Connecticut Tigers players Detroit Tigers players Erie SeaWolves players Gulf Coast Tigers players Lakeland Flying Tigers players Leones del Caracas players Living people Louisville Bats players Luis Aparicio Award winners Major League Baseball players from Venezuela Major League Baseball shortstops Major League Baseball third basemen National League All-Stars Seattle Mariners players Toledo Mud Hens players Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in the United States Venezuelan Summer League Tigers players West Michigan Whitecaps players People from Ciudad Guayana

Career

Detroit Tigers

Cincinnati Reds

Seattle Mariners

International career

Personal life

See also

References

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