The Mariners made a huge splash on the eve of the MLB trade deadline, agreeing to a deal that will bring slugger Eugenio Suárez back to Seattle from the Arizona Diamondbacks, according to a person with knowledge of the deal.
The person spoke to USA TODAY Sports on the condition of anonymity because the deal wasn’t official and pending medical reviews.
It’s the second big trade between the clubs in the past week with the Mariners also acquiring first baseman Josh Naylor from the Diamondbacks in a deal on July 24.
Suárez has 36 home runs and 87 RBIs and is on pace to become the first player traded in-season to finish with 50 homers since Mark McGwire in 1996. He has been on fire for the past 12 months, clubbing 53 home runs with 134 RBIs in 161 games beginning on July 28, 2024 – including a four-homer game in April, tying the MLB record.
Mariners third basemen have totaled just five home runs and 35 RBIs this season, bottom-five in the majors in both categories.
Suárez became one of baseball’s top power hitters at the end of the 2010s with the Cincinnati Reds, slugging 34 home runs in 2018 and 49 in 2019, topping 100 RBIs each year. But his struggles began after his 49-homer campaign, posting a .221 average – including a .198 mark in 2021 – from 2020-2023, the latter two years with the Mariners.
The Mariners traded Suárez to the Diamondbacks after the 2023 season and he totaled 53 home runs with a .751 OPS in 312 games during his first tenure in Seattle.
Suárez is a free agent at the end of the season and his exploits over the past year may have earned him a multi-year deal.
Eugenio Suárez trade details
Seattle Mariners receive:
3B Eugenio Suárez
Arizona DIamondbacks receive:
1B Tyler Locklear
RHP Juan Burgos
RHP Hunter Cranton
Eugenio Suárez contract
Eugenio Suárez is making $15 million in 2025 and will be a free agent after the season.
This story was updated to include new information.