The Mariners have reportedly acquired All-Star third baseman Eugenio Suárez in a trade with the Diamondbacks just before midnight Wednesday. The Red Sox were one of the teams “in the mix” and Boston had “the intention of acquiring him to play first base,” The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal and Jen McCaffrey reported.

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The Mariners beat plenty of interested teams to a Eugenio Suarez trade. And apparently, the Red Sox were among those teams.