Heading into play on Wednesday, the Arizona Diamondbacks are 29-31 and in fourth place in a loaded National League West. They are 7.5 games back in the division and 4.0 games back in the battle for a wild card spot.
It's not a foregone conclusion that they'll sell at the deadline, but they certainly could, and if they do, third baseman Eugenio Suarez could be at the center of it.
The Athletic recently listed him as a name that could shape the deadline:
FanGraphs is giving them a 28 percent chance of making the playoffs. Meanwhile, Suárez is in his walk year, hitting a ton of home runs, and playing a position that could be filled by bringing back top prospect Jordan Lawlar. Suárez could be a player the Diamondbacks trade for a long-term asset without necessarily giving up on short-term ambition.
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And, it leads to the obvious question: Could the Seattle Mariners get involved in a possible deal? After all, the Mariners know Suarez, as he played in Seattle in 2022-2023. He's hitting .231 this season with 16 homers and 44 RBIs. He's also carrying an .819 OPS.
1) Familiarity. As stated above, Suarez has already played, and succeeded, in Seattle. The team knows he can hit in T-Mobile Park and he knows he can hit in T-Mobile Park. He already has relationships with several M's players, so the clubhouse learning curve won't be as steep, and that's important for a team that is looking to make the playoffs again.
2) Money. Suarez is only making $15 million this year, but that price will be down to less than $7.5 million remaining by the time the trade deadline hits. The Mariners don't want to absorb big money into the future, but this seems reasonable for a rental player.
3) Cost. Given that Suarez is a rental player, the cost to acquire him might not be as high. The M's have nine players in the MLB Top 100, but perhaps they can avoid that group, or at least the top ends of it, in a deal for Suarez.
4) Help for Ben Williamson. Acquiring Suarez would allow Williamson to develop without the pressure of a playoff berth looming. Fast-tracked to the big leagues this year because of injury issues to Jorge Polanco and Ryan Bliss, Williamson is hitting just .247 with 13 RBIs. Though the average is decent, he hits for no power (yet). He has a .301 slugging percentage and a 71 OPS+. This would give him time to play and develop offensively in Triple-A.
1) Money. $7.5 million is $7.5 million no matter how you slice it.
2) Admitting you're wrong. The Mariners traded Suarez away before the 2024 season. Whether they did it for money reasons or performance reasons, bringing Suarez back would call the front office's credibility into question. Did they make the wrong move the first time? Probably. And maybe they don't want to re-live that decision. It's worth noting that the team once let Mitch Haniger go and traded for him, so they have been willing to bring guy's back, but maybe they don't want to do it twice in two years.
The Mariners enter play on Wednesday at 32-27 and 0.5 games back in the American League West. They'll play the Baltimore Orioles at 6:40 p.m. PT.
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After years of speculation and nothing materializing, the New York Yankees have at last acquired third baseman Ryan McMahon from the Colorado Rockies, per the New York Post's Jon Heyman. Pitching prospects Griffin Herring and Josh Grosz are headed to the Mile High City in return. They were the number eight and 21st-ranked prospects in the Yankees' farm system, per MLB.com. Given the Yankees' struggles at the third-base position over the last few years, bringing in a guy who was an All-Star in 2024 and will be much more reliable is a win. Former MLB player and current analyst Cameron Maybin certainly believes that, as he was pushing the McMahon-to-New York narrative over the last week and feels it could be a great fit for both sides. "The third baseman they need plays in Colorado...I'm telling you! Defensively more than adequate and Taylor made for the ballpark offensively," Maybin wrote on social media. Maybin went on to mention how McMahon will feel reinvigorated joining a World Series contender like the Yankees after the last six-and-a-half years of being at the bottom in Colorado. The 30-year-old is not having his best season, slugging 16 home runs and 35 RBI with a .217 average through 100 games with the Rockies, per MLB.com stats. However, he's consistently been a 20-plus home run hitter who drives in runs at a strong rate and has a large sample size of doing so. Arizona Diamondbacks third baseman Eugenio Suarez (.252 average, 36 HRs, 86 RBI) has seemed to be No. 1 target for most teams, and for good reason, but given the Yankees' current situation and weaknesses, McMahon made more sense. Not only does he play a better third base, which New York desperately needs, but he has another two years of control after 2025, whereas Suarez would have been a rental. The acquisition cost was nothing crazy, and adding a lefty bat with some power to potentially take advantage of the short porch at Yankee Stadium is always a bonus. Some may not be satisfied until they see McMahon positively impacting the New York Yankees, but rest assured, this is a very solid pickup.
Warning: This article contains spoilers for Happy Gilmore 2. Taylor Swift is showing her support for Travis Kelce. The singer helped promote Adam Sandler's new movie, "Happy Gilmore 2." And it just so happens that her boyfriend makes a cameo in it. While she didn't use his name specifically in the post, she did make sure to include a little shout out. "Happy Gilmore 2 had me cackling and cheering the whole movie! An absolute must watch, 13-10, go watch it on @netflix as soon as humanly possible ," Swift wrote on her Instagram story. That subtle reference to Kelce was the honey emoji, which alludes to his viral scene. In it, Bad Bunny's character, Oscar, is hired by Happy Gilmore as a caddy after being fired from his restaurant job by Kelce's character, The Waiter. In one scene, Sandler's character, Happy, tells Oscar to go to his "happy place," which shows The Waiter tied to a pole wearing only an apron, being covered in honey to be eaten by a bear. Sandler has praised Kelce for his acting in the movie, specifically mentioning his name along with Bad Bunny when asked about someone who surprised him. “Travis and Bunny are ridiculous in it," Sandler told PEOPLE. “Can't believe they're my buddies now." He also spoke with Entertainment Tonight about Kelce's cameo and his new friendship with the three-time Super Bowl champion. “Travis is such a gentle, nice guy, and funny as hell,” Sandler said. “He’s like the guys I grew up with. When I was with Travis, it reminded me of my buddies in high school and just being able to laugh and say the things you want to say.”
Are NBA players underpaid? Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry argues yes. The greatest shooter in NBA history said Thursday on Complex’s “360 With Speedy” that because the league’s current CBA doesn’t allow for current players to invest in league and team equity, players are leaving money on the table. “I would say, yes, we are underpaid,” Curry admitted when asked, despite enormous salaries, if the players were getting short-changed, “because you wanna be able to participate in that rise [of equity].” “It’s a partnership with ownership, [and] it’s a partnership with the league,” the 37-year-old stressed, revealing that league salaries do not reflect players’ impact on team valuations. If anyone has the right to begrudge the current CBA on player participation in equity, it’s Curry. When drafted in 2009, the Warriors were worth $315 million. Current valuations in May of 2025 have the team at $9.4 billion, the most in the league. Curry’s been paid handsomely during his time in Golden State, and he doesn’t overlook it. “I know we’re blessed to be in a position where we’re playing basketball for a living, and these are the type of checks that people are earning,” he told Complex. However, when he signed his $62.6 million one-year extension in 2024 that would keep him in a Warriors’ jersey until 2027, many felt that no amount of money the franchise could offer him would represent his worth. Curry had an undeniable impact on the Warriors’ valuation increasing by nearly 3,000%. He’s benefited by being the most salaried player on the roster and plenty of endorsement deals. But is he getting his fair share? Something similar may happen with reigning NBA Finals MVP and Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who just signed the richest contract in league history with an average annual value of $71.25 million. According to Forbes, the Thunder’s valuation increased 20% from 2023 to 2024 and will likely take another jump after this year’s championship. Curry concedes that player participation in equity isn’t a simple concept and not all markets are created equal: “You got competitive advantage considerations…and want every market to have a fair chance, like I get all that.” He believes, however, that finding a solution is a “mutually beneficial proposition” for players, teams and the league. Even the most expensive people in the world need to find other investors to make owning an NBA team possible. The best example of Curry’s point is the Boston Celtics sale in March. The most-championed franchise in league history was sold to Bill Chisholm for $6.1 billion, the largest ever sports franchise sale in North America at the time. Chisholm needed Rob Hale, Bruce Beal Jr., and private equity firm Sixth Street, to afford the purchase. Because team ownership is already a multi-investor operation, the league could potentially come to an agreement with the players by the next CBA negotiation at the end of the decade. If not, the league's best players will continue to simultaneously earn a ridiculous amount of money, and it will not be nearly enough.
Now in her second WNBA season, Angel Reese is averaging a league‑leading 12.5 rebounds along with 13.8 points, 3.7 assists and 1.4 steals per game. She recently returned from a midseason leg injury and immediately picked up where she left off, posting her 16th double‑double of the season (11 points, 11 rebounds) on Tuesday night even as her Chicago Sky fell, 91-68, to the Minnesota Lynx. Then, on Wednesday, Reese showcased her brand power on Instagram, posting a pregame photo dressed head‑to‑toe in Gucci with the caption, "Don’t worry about me… life is GUCCI @gucci #guccipartner." The image quickly lit up her feed and drew an immediate response from one of the game’s all‑time greats, WNBA legend Lisa Leslie, who commented, “Yessss it is❤️." Despite flashes of elite play, the Sky have struggled mightily through 23 games, standing at just 7-16 and sitting fifth in the Eastern Conference. Their 77.6 points per game rank 12th in the WNBA, and opponents are torching them for 86.5 a night (11th in the league). With head coach Tyler Marsh searching for consistency, every bright spot has been a welcome reprieve for a franchise that won the title as recently as 2021. Front and center among Chicago’s bright spots is Reese. Off the court, Reese has quickly built a burgeoning portfolio of endorsement deals, including Reebok, Calvin Klein, Beats by Dre, Amazon and now Gucci, underscoring her status as one of the WNBA’s brightest personalities. On the other side, you have Leslie, whose voice carries more weight than arguably anybody in women’s basketball. A three‑time league MVP, two‑time WNBA champion and Finals MVP and eight‑time All‑Star, Leslie helped define the league’s early years with the Los Angeles Sparks, including driving home the first dunk in WNBA history in 2002. A Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer (Class of 2015), she remains a global ambassador for the sport.