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It might be time to apologize to Eugenio Suarez, Diamondbacks fans

Jul 31, 2024, 10:26 AM

Arizona Diamondbacks teammates Kevin Newman and Eugenio Suarez embrace...

Kevin Newman #18 (L) of the Arizona Diamondbacks celebrates his walk-off, two-run single with Eugenio Suárez #28 against the Cincinnati Reds during the ninth inning at Chase Field on May 13, 2024 in Phoenix, Arizona. The Diamondbacks defeated the Reds 6-5. (Photo by Chris Coduto/Getty Images)

(Photo by Chris Coduto/Getty Images)

Raise your hand if you at any point this season deemed Arizona Diamondbacks third baseman Eugenio Suarez to be cooked. Garbage.

“Cut him!” you said. “Let Deyvison fly!” you screamed at the TV.

Yeah, you all are sheepish about it. You in the back, get your hand up. We saw your tweet.

Time to apologize. If you aren’t good at apologizing, there is this semi-official apology form created by X user @Marxiners to help you out.

You may choose your reasons for being wrong:

– The media convinced me he was washed

– I miss Longo

– I don’t know ball

– I was jealous of Geno’s good vibes

– Mercury was in retrograde

Many D-backs fans are coming to the realization they might’ve been wrong for giving up on one of Arizona’s biggest offseason acquisitions.

It’s true his average tanked at .192 and OPS fell to as low as .575 in late June.

A month later, with a game to go in the month of July, the third baseman is in a completely different place.

After his three-homer, five-RBI game Tuesday in a 17-0 shellacking of the Washington Nationals, Suarez’s average is up to .227. His OPS (.721) is now seventh on the team, not terrible considering he struggled mightily for the full months of May and June. He’s hit 10 dingers this month!

Diamondbacks fans are saying their sorries.

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