Overview
- Multiple outlets report a one-year, $15 million agreement with a 2027 mutual option, pending a physical and not yet announced by the team.
- Suárez is expected to receive most of his plate appearances as the Reds’ designated hitter in his return to Cincinnati.
- He hit 49 home runs with 118 RBIs in 2025, including 36 for the Diamondbacks and 13 for the Mariners, and earned an All-Star nod last season.
- The 34-year-old has 325 career homers and a swing-for-power profile that comes with high strikeout rates and uneven defense at third base.
- The signing removes the top remaining bat from free agency, with reports noting the Pirates were a late finalist and the Red Sox did not make a formal offer as Seattle faces questions about third base.