Overview
- Multiple outlets report the agreement includes a mutual option for 2027 and remains pending a physical, with the team yet to announce the deal.
- Suárez is expected to get most of his at-bats as the Reds' DH with Ke'Bryan Hayes at third, and he could also see time at first or third, affecting Spencer Steer and prospect Sal Stewart.
- The 34-year-old hit 49 home runs with 118 RBIs in 2025 between Arizona and Seattle, posting .228/.298/.526 overall and struggling after the trade to the Mariners (.189/.255/.428).
- This is a reunion after seven seasons in Cincinnati from 2015–21, where Suárez hit 189 home runs; he has 325 career homers across 12 MLB seasons.
- Suárez was widely viewed as the top remaining bat in a slow market, and the one-year price is characterized as a relative bargain that addresses Cincinnati's need for middle-of-the-order power.