The Arizona Diamondbacks traded slugging third baseman Eugenio Suárez to the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday night, ESPN's Jeff Passan reported. The Mariners later confirmed the deal on social media.

Mariners president of baseball operations Jerry Dipoto believes Seattle acquired the "best bats" available, adding power to a lineup that already ranks fifth in the majors in home runs.

The Seattle Mariners enter play on Wednesday at 57-51 and in second place in the American League West. They are four back of the Houston Astros in that race, an