Two years ago Eugenio Suárez crushed 49 home runs, setting a Major League record for a player born in Venezuela in a single season. That mark also tied him with Ted Kluszewski for the second most ever in a season by a Cincinnati Reds player. Only George Foster, in his 1977 MVP season, has topped to 50 homer mark in franchise history when he slugged 52 of them and drove in an absurd 149 runs.
“This year my goal is to break my own record,” said Suárez. “In 2019 it was 49. I want to break my own record, and in 2019 I hit 49, this year I hope and I believe it, and I feel like this is going to be a special year for me – I’m going for 50 homers.