The incident occurred in the ninth inning when a 2-1 fastball got away from reliever Will Vest and hit Suárez's right hand. He was in obvious pain immediately after: Suárez was lifted from the game and replaced by Alexander.

When it comes to the best hitters reported to be available before this year's Trade Deadline on July 31, there's D-backs third baseman Eugenio Suárez \-\- and there's everybody else. Despite a strong résumé that includes six 30-homer seasons,

Astros Named in Eugenio Suarez Trade Report After Isaac Paredes News originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Houston Astros are well off in the standings, but they have a third base problem.

To discuss the deadline and set up a crucial week for the club, Cubs beat writer Patrick Mooney hosted a live Q&A with The Athletic subscribers on Tuesday. Here are some questions that were answered during the chat.

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When a player is absent from a starting lineup with the trade deadline looming, the assumption by fans is that the player is about to be on the move. That latter part may be true for the Arizona Diamondbacks' Eugenio Suarez, but that's not why he's out of the lineup on Tuesday night in Detroit.

The Eugenio Suárez trade sweepstakes just took a very scary turn for the worst after the slugger was hit in the hand by a fastball.

The Chicago Cubs remain interested in Eugenio Suárez ahead of the MLB trade and it could, in part, be to keep Suárez away from the Milwaukee Brewers.