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Eugenio Suárez reaches 1000 RBIs in MLB career

From El Nacional · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Eugenio Suárez recorded his 1000th career RBI in MLB during a game between the Cincinnati Reds and the St. Louis Cardinals.
  • The milestone was achieved in the bottom of the ninth inning of a game the Reds lost 10-9.
  • Suárez became the seventh Venezuelan player in MLB history to reach this career mark.

Cincinnati Reds third baseman Eugenio Suárez achieved a significant career milestone on August 20, recording his 1000th RBI (Run Batted In) in Major League Baseball. The accomplishment came during his team's home game against the St. Louis Cardinals, which the Reds ultimately lost 10-9.

Suárez, who entered the game as a pinch hitter in the bottom of the ninth inning, drove in Matt McLain for the historic run with a single to center field. This season, Suárez is batting .208 with 51 RBIs for the Reds. His performance marks him as the seventh Venezuelan player to reach this impressive career total in MLB history.

He joins an elite group of Venezuelan sluggers, including Miguel Cabrera (1881 RBIs), Andrés Galarraga (1425), Bob Abreu (1363), Magglio Ordóñez (1236), Víctor Martínez (1178), and Salvador Pérez (1071). Suárez's 1000 RBIs have been accumulated over his 13-year MLB career, with 575 RBIs and 207 home runs coming during his tenure with the Reds.

Suárez began his career with the Detroit Tigers in 2014 before moving to Cincinnati. He has also played for the Seattle Mariners and Arizona Diamondbacks before rejoining the Reds on a one-year, $15 million contract.

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