{"id":549705,"date":"2026-02-02T00:28:16","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T00:28:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/549705\/"},"modified":"2026-02-02T00:28:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T00:28:16","slug":"all-star-slugger-linked-to-red-sox-signs-with-reds-for-15-million","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/549705\/","title":{"rendered":"All-Star Slugger Linked To Red Sox Signs With Reds For $15 Million"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BNightengale\/status\/2018089322298425405?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow\">multiple reports<\/a>, free-agent slugger Eugenio Suarez has agreed to a one-year, $15 million contract with the Cincinnati Reds.<\/p>\n<p>Suarez has been linked to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nesn.com\/teams\/mlb\/boston-red-sox\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Boston Red Sox<\/a> this offseason as a power bat who hits from the right side. Instead, Eugenio will be headed back to Cincinnati, where he was an All-Star in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Suarez delivered a powerful 2025 season that reaffirmed his status as one of MLB\u2019s most consistent sluggers. Splitting time between the Arizona Diamondbacks and Seattle Mariners after a midseason trade deadline deal, he appeared in 159 games, batting .228 with 49 home runs, 118 RBI, and 91 runs scored. <\/p>\n<p>His .824 OPS reflected strong power output, with 36 homers coming in 106 games for Arizona before the move to Seattle, where his production dipped slightly in a tougher park environment. Suarez earned his second All-Star selection, showcasing his ability to drive the ball with authority despite a higher strikeout rate.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Key moments defined his year, including becoming the 19th player in MLB history to hit four home runs in a single game on April 26 against the Atlanta Braves, an extraordinary feat achieved in just four plate appearances. <\/p>\n<p class=\"nesn-in-content-ad__copy\">Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<p>He also reached 300 career home runs in June, joining an elite group of Venezuelan-born players. In the postseason with Seattle, Suarez contributed three homers and eight RBI across 12 games, batting .213 while helping his team compete deep into October.<\/p>\n<p>Suarez\u2019s new deal with the Reds reportedly includes a mutual option for 2027. This return to the organization where he spent seven productive seasons earlier in his career positions him primarily as a designated hitter.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, Suarez\u2019s career spans 12 MLB seasons with 325 home runs, 949 RBI, and a .246\/.328\/.464 slash line across more than 5,800 at-bats. Known for his durability and power, he has now hit 30 or more homers in six different seasons, establishing himself as a reliable middle-of-the-order force. <\/p>\n<p class=\"nesn-in-content-ad__copy\">Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<p>At 34, his recent resurgence keeps him relevant as a veteran bat capable of impacting any lineup.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"According to multiple reports, free-agent slugger Eugenio Suarez has agreed to a one-year, $15 million contract with the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":279429,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[2375],"tags":[5,141,48,2542,92,4,89,2543],"class_list":{"0":"post-549705","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-boston-red-sox","8":"tag-baseball","9":"tag-boston","10":"tag-boston-red-sox","11":"tag-bostonredsox","12":"tag-eugenio-suarez","13":"tag-mlb","14":"tag-red-sox","15":"tag-redsox"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/115998209068979305","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/549705","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=549705"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/549705\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/279429"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=549705"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=549705"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=549705"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}