It’s really funny when you hear people yelling at me and, and, and say that I’m gonna hit 60 home runs in Cincinnati or 50 or whatever. It’s very funny and I take it seriously, you know. They, they believe in what I can do and that means *** lot for me and, and you know that it’s awesome and to hear that it push it pushed me and, uh, and I just wanna do it for them too. We can do something special for him, for his career, for me, for my career, and for the fans, for the city, for the, for the team.
Eugenio Suarez excited to be back with Reds, sets goals for 2026 season
Updated: 4:26 PM EST Feb 16, 2026
Eugenio Suarez hasn’t hidden his excitement to be back with the Cincinnati Reds as a new season gets underway.Suarez signed a one-year deal with the Reds with an option for the 2027 season, returning to a place where he spent seven seasons, hit 189 home runs and made the All-Star Game in 2018.Now 34, Suarez enters the 2026 season with a reputation as one of baseball’s best power hitters and has lofty expectations for his first season back at Great American Ball Park.”People yelling at me to hit 60 home runs in Cincinnati, or 50. It’s really funny. But, I take it seriously. They believe in what I can do,” Suarez said as the Reds began Spring Training in Goodyear, Arizona.Since being traded from the Reds ahead of the 2022 season, Suarez spent two stints with the Seattle Mariners and parts of two seasons with the Arizona Diamondbacks, giving him a veteran perspective and the ability to mentor younger players, such as Reds’ All-Star shortstop Elly De La Cruz.“We can do something special for him, his career, for me, for my career, and for the fans, for the city and for the team,” Suarez said.
GOODYEAR, Ariz. —
Eugenio Suarez hasn’t hidden his excitement to be back with the Cincinnati Reds as a new season gets underway.
Suarez signed a one-year deal with the Reds with an option for the 2027 season, returning to a place where he spent seven seasons, hit 189 home runs and made the All-Star Game in 2018.
Now 34, Suarez enters the 2026 season with a reputation as one of baseball’s best power hitters and has lofty expectations for his first season back at Great American Ball Park.
“People yelling at me to hit 60 home runs in Cincinnati, or 50. It’s really funny. But, I take it seriously. They believe in what I can do,” Suarez said as the Reds began Spring Training in Goodyear, Arizona.
Since being traded from the Reds ahead of the 2022 season, Suarez spent two stints with the Seattle Mariners and parts of two seasons with the Arizona Diamondbacks, giving him a veteran perspective and the ability to mentor younger players, such as Reds’ All-Star shortstop Elly De La Cruz.
“We can do something special for him, his career, for me, for my career, and for the fans, for the city and for the team,” Suarez said.