Mariners to acquire slugger Eugenio Suárez from D'Backs: reports

The Seattle Mariners made a blockbuster move in the middle of the night to bolster their lineup in hopes of a World Series push in the fall The Mariners agreed to a deal with the Arizona Diamondbacks to acquire slugging third baseman Eugenio Su rez according to multiple reports The teams have yet to announce the deal CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COMSu rez was considered to be one of the biggest fish in the contract domain ahead of Thursday night s deadline The two-time All-Star has home runs a major-league-leading RBI and is batting with an OPS of in games with the Diamondbacks this season He was on the Mariners in and hitting a combined home runs However he led the American League in strikeouts each year surpassing in alone He will join a lineup that boasts a scant power hitters already METS ACQUIRE CARDINALS CLOSER RYAN HELSLEY AS THEY CONTINUE TO BOLSTER BULLPEN BEFORE MLB BARGAIN DEADLINECal Raleigh is leading the majors with home runs and RBI Randy Arozarena has home runs and Julio Rodriguez has home runs However the Mariners are in need of a little more oomph for the postseason push which is why Su rez makes sense at this moment Seattle will enter Thursday - following their loss to the Athletics The Mariners are five games behind the Houston Astros for the lead in the American League East and only games behind the Boston Red Sox for the second wildcard spot The Diamondbacks appear to be sellers at the deadline with a - record The unit will acquire first baseman Tyler Locklear and pitchers Juan Burgos and Hunton Cranton ESPN published The Associated Press contributed to this assessment Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter