There's a killer lineup in Seattle! Reunited with Raleigh through the ARI giant Suarez trade, the two combined 87 home runs and 174 RBIs

Jul 31, 2025

There's a killer lineup in Seattle! Reunited with Raleigh through the ARI giant Suarez trade, the two combined 87 home runs and 174 RBIs
Arizona Diamondbacks Auhenio Suarez hits a fly in the top of the second inning against the Detroit Tigers on the 31st (Korea time). AP Yonhap News



There's a killer lineup in Seattle! Reunited with Raleigh through the ARI giant Suarez trade, the two combined 87 home runs and 174 RBIs
Seattle Mariners Carrolli. AP Yonhap News
The big guns representing both leagues are eating the same rice.

Arizona Diamondbacks third baseman Auhenio, the biggest fish in the trade market this summer, has traded to the Seattle Mariners.

MLB.com reported on the 31st (Korea Standard Time) that the Mariners agreed to a blockbuster deal that included the Diamondbacks and big shot third baseman Ayuhenio Suarez'Suarez'Suarez was popular among clubhouses and fans when he played for Seattle in 2022-2023 and that Seattle instead decided to send No. 9 first baseman Tyler Lacrier, No. 16 right-hander Hunter Cranton, and No. 17 right-hander Juan Burgos to Arizona' instead.




In other words, Arizona gave up Suarez, but a one-on-three trade was made to receive three Seattle prospects.

There's a killer lineup in Seattle! Reunited with Raleigh through the ARI giant Suarez trade, the two combined 87 home runs and 174 RBIs
Arizona third baseman Ayuhenio Suarez to Seattle. ImagesYonhap News
Suarez once played two seasons in Seattle. A native of Venezuela, Suarez joined the Detroit Tigers in the fall of 2008 when he was 17 and made his major league debut in 2014.

However, he rose to stardom after being traded to the Cincinnati Reds in 2015. He hit a career high in 2019 with 49 home runs, 103 RBIs and an OPS of 0.930, and was traded to Seattle in March 2022 and played until 2023. He hit 31 home runs-87 RBIs in 2022 and 22 home runs-96 RBIs in 2023. Then he moved to Arizona in December 2023.




Suarez has a batting average of 0.248 (96 hits in 387 at-bats), 36 home runs, 87 RBIs, 64 runs and an OPS of 0.896. He was ranked third in home runs, first in RBIs, and fifth in OPS in the NL. Now he moves to the AL, leaving the NL division records intact. In other words, LA Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani's home run competitor has disappeared.

Seattle's third base was its biggest weakness. However, by recruiting Suarez, he will be able to build a strong double gun with catcher Cal Raleigh, who ranks first in home runs in both leagues. Raleigh is dominating the home run competition with 41 home runs, and he is tied for first in this category with 87 RBIs. In other words, it can be said that the No. 1 RBI in both leagues is a combination. The total number of home runs between the two players is 87.

Raleigh made his Seattle debut in 2021 and has been the main catcher so far, so he met Suarez again in two years. Seattle recently brought Arizona first baseman Josh Naylor in a trade, so the two teams used a win-win strategy through two 'business'.




There's a killer lineup in Seattle! Reunited with Raleigh through the ARI giant Suarez trade, the two combined 87 home runs and 174 RBIs
Suarez is in pain after being hit by a dune in the 9th inning against Detroit on the 29th (Korea time). ImagesYonhap News
Arizona was reportedly thinking of releasing Suarez on June 27 last year for a designated quota. At that time, the batting average was below the 20% range due to severe sluggishness. But 'Aesthetics of Waiting', he survived like a fire and ended the season with a .256 batting average, 30 homers and 101 RBIs. Arizona then implemented Suarez's $17 million club option in 2025.

There was also a crisis ahead of the trade on the day. Suarez injured his index finger in the 95.6-mile sinker thrown by Will Best in the 9th inning against Detroit at Comerica Park on the 29th. The trade was agreed on that day as no abnormalities were found in the X-ray examination and additional examination.

Suarez will become an FA at the end of this season. Suarez, who made his big league debut in 2014, was delayed because he signed a long-term contract in March 2018 under the condition of $66 million for six years and club options in 2025 when he was in Cincinnati. The contract is terminated this time.

Born in July 1991, he is 34 years old this year, and if he continues his current performance, he is expected to be able to sign a long-term contract worth more than $100 million for five years.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.