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By Zach Pressnell
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Late Wednesday night, the Seattle Mariners pulled off a blockbuster move to acquire Eugenio Suárez from the Arizona Diamondbacks, sending three prospects back to Arizona in the deal.
The addition of Suárez is a reunion that's made sense for weeks now. With a few teams dropping out of the sweepstakes, the Mariners were able to scoop him up, and the city is buzzing about it.
The team's top player, Cal Raleigh, had a message for the fanbase and Suárez a short while after the trade was finalized.
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"Super excited, it's a great move,'' Raleigh told reporters after their game Wednesday night. "He's pretty much everything you look for in a teammate. He's supportive. Super nice. Keeps it light in the room. Always positive. And you add on to that, he's a great player.
"We saw that when he was here the first time, and we were obviously all sad that he left, but we're happy that he's coming back ... Very, very excited for it. Obviously, we know how great a guy he is, how great he's playing this year. Great, great add."
Suárez has always seemed well-liked in every clubhouse he's been part of in his career. That likely made the reunion very easy for the Mariners to pursue.
It also helps that Suárez is slashing .248/.320/.576 with 36 home runs and 87 RBIs through 106 games with the Diamondbacks. Adding a bat like that alongside Raleigh, who's one of the only American League hitters having a better season than Suárez, is very scary for opposing teams.
The Mariners have sat on the fence of contending for years now but moves like this should launch the team into the postseason and true World Series contention.
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