Eugenio Suárez | |||
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Suárez with the Cincinnati Reds in 2016
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Cincinnati Reds – No. 7 | |||
Third baseman / Shortstop | |||
Born: Puerto Ordaz, Bolívar, Venezuela |
July 18, 1991 |||
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MLB debut | |||
June 4, 2014, for the Detroit Tigers | |||
MLB statistics (through May 3, 2017) |
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Batting average | .261 | ||
Home runs | 44 | ||
Runs batted in | 157 | ||
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Eugenio Alejandro Suárez (born July 18, 1991) is a Venezuelan professional baseball infielder for the Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the Detroit Tigers.
Suárez originally signed with the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent on October 9, 2008. He played for the Venezuelan Summer League Tigers in 2009 and 2010. He played for the Gulf Coast Tigers of the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League and the Connecticut Tigers of the Class A-Short Season New York–Penn League in 2011 and the West Michigan Whitecaps of the Class A Midwest League in 2012. With the Whitecaps, he had a .288 batting average and 21 stolen bases in 135 games. He started the 2013 season with the Lakeland Flying Tigers of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League and was promoted to the Erie SeaWolves of the Class AA Eastern League during the season. He was added to the Tigers' 40-man roster on November 20, 2013.