Eugenio Suarez is heading back to Cincinnati.
The third baseman is in agreement on a one-year, $15-million contract with the Reds, ESPN’s Jeff Passan reported on Sunday. The deal also includes a mutual option for the 2027 season.
Suarez was traded back from the Arizona Diamondbacks to the Mariners at the deadline after he was shipped to the desert from Seattle in November of 2023.
The 34-year-old finished fifth in the majors with 49 homers in 2025, picking up a career-high 118 RBIs and clubbed three more home runs during the Mariners’ post-season run to Game 7 of the ALCS.
Suarez spent seven seasons with the Reds from 2015 to 2021. During his time in Cincinnati, the right-handed slugger hit 189 home runs and drove in 524 runs while slashing .253/.335/.476.
This time around, he’s expected to get most of his at-bats as the designated hitter with two-time Gold Glove winner Ke’Bryan Hayes manning the hot corner.
Since 2017, Suarez has hit the fourth most homers in the majors with 287, trailing only Aaron Judge (364), Kyle Schwarber (324) and Matt Olson (288).
Suarez debuted with the Detroit Tigers in 2014 and was traded that off-season to Cincinnati, before being moved to Seattle in March of 2022.
Over his 12-year career, the Venezuelan has mashed 325 homers and driven in 949 runs, appearing in two all-star contests.
