WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Seattle Mariners Executive Vice President & General Manager of Baseball Operations Justin Hollander announced today the Mariners have acquired infielder Eugenio Suárez from the Arizona Diamondbacks in exchange for infielder Tyler Locklear, right-handed pitcher Juan Burgos and minor league right-handed pitcher Hunter Cranton.
“We’re thrilled to bring Geno back to Seattle,” President of Baseball Operations Jerry Dipoto said. “He’s the type of person, player, and energizer to push us to the level we want to reach.”
“The addition of Geno is incredibly impactful on the field and in our clubhouse.” Hollander said. “We are beyond thrilled to welcome Geno and his family back to the Mariners!”
Suárez (AY-you-hay-nee-oh SWA-rez), 34, returns to the Mariners after spending the 2022-23 seasons with Seattle. In those two seasons, the third baseman combined for 53 home runs, 183 RBI and a .751 OPS. In 2022, Suárez recorded 31 homers and 87 RBI with a 129 OPS+ in his first season with Seattle, helping the franchise to a Postseason berth.
In 106 games with Arizona this season, “Geno” has 36 home runs and 87 RBI. His 87 runs batted in this season are tied for the Major League lead with Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh. Suárez’s 36 homers are 5th-most in the Majors. The third baseman is batting .248 (96x387) with 64 runs, 19 doubles and 29 walks, getting on base at a .320 clip, slugging .576 with an .896 OPS in 437 plate appearances.
Suárez has the most home runs (36) of any player traded during the season in Major League history, topping Mark McGwire’s 34 homers when he was traded from the Oakland Athletics to the St. Louis Cardinals in 1997. Suárez is the Mariners third addition at this year’s MLB trade deadline, joining fellow slugger Josh Naylor from Arizona and left-handed pitcher Caleb Ferguson from Pittsburgh.
Suárez has appeared in 12 Major League seasons with Detroit (2014), Cincinnati (2015-21), Seattle (2022-23) and Arizona (2024-25), slugging 312 home runs with 918 RBI. The 34-year-old infielder has registered 1,396 hits, 253 doubles, 15 triples and 615 walks with a .795 OPS.
His 248 homers since 2018 are the most among MLB third basemen in that span and are tied for 5th-most in the Majors during that span with Pete Alonso, trailing Aaron Judge, Kyle Schwarber, Shohei Ohtani and Matt Olson.
Suárez’s 312 home runs are 3rd-most among Venezuelan-born players in Major League history, trailing only Miguel Cabrera (511 home runs) and Andrés Galarraga (399 home runs). The third baseman was originally signed by the Detroit Tigers as an international free agent out of Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela on May 17, 2009.
Locklear, 24, was recalled from Triple-A Tacoma earlier today. Locklear has appeared in 97 games with Triple-A Tacoma this season, batting .316 (117x370) with 70 runs, 25 doubles, 1 triple, 19 home runs, 81 RBI and 18 stolen bases, getting on base at a .401 clip and slugging .543 (.944 OPS).
The 6-foot-2 first baseman made his MLB debut in 2024, appearing in 16 games, batting .156 (7x45) with 2 home runs. He has appeared in parts of 4 minor league seasons in the Mariners organization, batting a combined .291 (356x1225) with 223 runs, 83 doubles, 6 triples, 55 home runs, 231 RBI and 39 stolen bases with a .392 OBP and slugging .503 (.895 OPS). He was selected by Seattle in the 2nd round of the 2022 MLB First-Year Player Draft out of Virginia Commonwealth University.
Burgos (burr-goes), 25, appeared in 4 games out of the Mariners bullpen after being selected from Triple-A Tacoma on June 28. The righty posted a 4.05 ERA (3 ER, 6.2 IP) with 8 strikeouts and 2 walks.
In 25 minor league appearances this season between Arkansas (21 G) and Tacoma (4 G), Burgos is 3-1 with 3 saves and a 0.87 ERA (3 ER, 31.0 IP) with 31 strikeouts and 9 walks.
The Santiago, Dominican Republic native originally signed with Seattle as an international free agent on April 15, 2019. In 6 minor league seasons, he is 10-10 with 2.82 (71 ER, 226.1 IP) allowing 106 walks, 247 strikeouts and 22 saves in the Mariners organization.
Cranton, 24, has appeared in 10 games between High-A Everett (8 G) and the ACL Mariners (2 G), going 2-0 with 3 saves, a 0.90 ERA (1 ER, 10.0 IP), 3 walks and 14 strikeouts this season.
He was selected by the Seattle Mariners in the 3rd round of the 2024 MLB First-Year Player Draft out of the University of Kansas. He has appeared in parts of 2 minor league seasons in the Mariners organization (2024-c), making 19 appearances with 6 saves and a 1.96 ERA (4 ER, 18.1 IP) with 7 walks and 28 strikeouts.