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The Red Report - Eugenio Suarez

Eugenio Suarez was born on July 18, 1991 in a town called Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela. He’s a right-handed hitter and thrower, and spent the vast majority of last season playing third base for your Cincinnati Reds. He stands 5-foot-11 and weights in at 205 pounds.

Suarez was signed as an international free agent by the Detroit Tigers in 2008 when he was just a 17-year-old, but he rose quickly through their minor league system. He debuted in June 2014 at the age of 22, and played in 85 games for the Tigers before he was traded with left-handed pitcher Jonathon Crawford to the Reds for former honest-to-god major league pitcher Alfredo Simon on Dec.