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Suarez is willing to do whatever it takes to help his team win, which is refreshing Right out of the gate, sorry for bringing up last season again but it still irritates me as a Padres fan for many reasons.

San Diego Padres News / FanNation Inside The Padres / March 18

Mike Shildt Names Closer to Begin Season

San Diego Padres manager Mike Shildt has officially named Robert Suarez as the team's closer to start the season, via Kevin Acee of the San Diego Union-Tribune.

San Diego Padres News / FanNation Inside The Padres / March 2

Robert Suarez Open to Any Role in Padres' Bullpen

San Diego Padres pitcher Robert Suarez has an open mind when it comes to what his role will look like in the bullpen in 2024. Rather than focusing on when he will be pitching and what spot in the pecking order he'll occupy, Suarez just wants to do well.

San Diego Padres News / FanNation Inside The Padres / January 6

Robert Suarez Still Expected To Close Games After Padres' Recent Bullpen Signings

The San Diego Padres have been fairly quiet this entire offseason, but they have recently signed two players to help in their bullpen. The front office

San Diego Padres News / Gaslamp Ball / January 2

Report: Padres close to signing Woo Suk Go

Another reliever could be added to the Padres bullpen Jon Heyman is reporting the San Diego Padres are close to signing Korean reliever Woo Suk Go. Despite having Robert Suarez and Yuki Matsui, Heyman says he’s likely to be the team’s closer (not sure if I believe that).

San Diego Padres News / FanNation Inside The Padres / October 19

Friars Insider Expects Robert Suarez to Be Friars’ Closer in 2024

The entire 2023 season was rough for the San Diego Padres organization. They came into the year with high hopes to compete for a World Series title but fell flat of even reaching the postseason. It was an extremely frustrating year all around for this team, and it saw multiple players regress through the year.

San Diego Padres News / Gaslamp Ball / October 13

2023 Padres Season Review: Robert Suarez

Looking back on Robert Suarez’s 2023 season 0 fWAR, 26 G, 27.2 IP, 4.23 ERA, 0.904 WHIP, 24 K, 10 BB, 4 HR, 0 HBP Robert Suarez took a little bit of time to get back to being the guy we saw last year but he still earned 20 scoreless appearances in 2023.

San Diego Padres News / FanNation Inside The Padres / October 11

Padres Rumors: High-Paid Reliever Pegged as Worst Friars Contract Heading Into 2024

Any time a team signs relief pitchers to large contracts, it can be a major risk. Year-to-year relievers can be fickle with their results, so when you have a player performing well, it’s best to take advantage at the moment.

San Diego Padres News / FanNation Inside The Padres / September 24

Robert Suarez Open to Taking Over Closer Position if Josh Hader Leaves

Though much of the conversation for the Padres' offseason has been focused on two marquee pitchers in the organization, should one of them decide to leave

San Diego Padres News / FanNation Inside The Padres / September 2

Padres Notes: Darvish Could be Done, Suarez Suspension Finalized, Snell Staying Hot

The Padres won 7-3 Friday night over the San Francisco Giants, but as the Wild Card standings currently sit, San Diego will be dormant come playoff time.

San Diego Padres News / FanNation Inside The Padres / September 1

Robert Suarez Will Serve Out Full Suspension for Illegal Substance

Recently, it was found that San Diego Padres reliever pitcher Robert Suarez was using an illegal substance during a game. Upon finding it, Suarez was immediately removed from the game by the umpires.

San Diego Padres News / FanNation Inside The Padres / August 27

Robert Suarez Explains Decision to Appeal Suspension

Robert Suarez seemed ready to go out and pitch the eight inning of the series finale on Wednesday against the Marlins, but as he was on his way in, he was ejected from the game for a foreign substance violation on his left wrist.

San Diego Padres News / FanNation Inside The Padres / August 26

Padres Notes: Darvish Stumbles, Suarez Officially Suspended, Snell Shows Emotion

The San Diego Padres were handed another loss Friday night, bringing their Wild Card deficit to 6.5 games in the negative. Yu Darvish allowed 5 earned runs off of a flurry of hits in the third inning and home runs from Manny Machado and Gary Sanchez weren't enough to erase the lead.

San Diego Padres News / Field Level Media / August 25

Padres RHP Robert Suarez suspended over sticky substance

Major League Baseball suspended San Diego Padres pitcher Robert Suarez for 10 games on Friday for using a foreign substance, making the right-hander the sixth player to be penalized since the league began cracking down on sticky stuff.

San Diego Padres News / FanNation Inside The Padres / August 24

Reactions to RHP Robert Suarez's Ejection, Pitcher Denies Using Substance

Padres relief pitcher Robert Suarez was ejected from Wednesday's game against the Miami Marlins after failing an inspection for a foreign substance before entering the eight inning.

San Diego Padres News / FanNation Inside The Padres / August 24

2 Friars Listed on ‘All Overpaid Team’ by Writer, But It’s Not Who You’d Expect

Unafraid of multiple big contracts on their roster, the San Diego Padres have been known for spending big for the best of the best baseball has to offer

San Diego Padres News / FanNation Inside The Padres / August 24

Padres Notes: Suarez Sticks Out, Blake Snell Trade Chip DFA'd, Rich Hill Gets Skipped

The San Diego Padres won 4-0 against the Miami Marlins but not without drama. Relief pitcher Robert Suarez got the boot after failing a check for illegal substances before entering the game in the eighth inning.

San Diego Padres News / Field Level Media / August 23

Padres RHP Robert Suarez set to face 10-game suspension for sticky stuff

San Diego Padres right-hander Robert Suarez will be facing a 10-game suspension after being ejected from Wednesday's contest against the Miami Marlins for using sticky stuff.

San Diego Padres News / MLB Trade Rumors / August 23

Watch: Padres reliever ejected after foreign substance check before throwing a single pitch

Pitchers ejected after a foreign substance check are subject to an automatic 10-game suspension.

17-year-old Padres prospect continues remarkable rise through system

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San Diego Padres News / Field Level Media / July 20

Padres activate RHP Robert Suarez for first time in 2023

The San Diego Padres reinstated right-hander Robert Suarez from the 60-day injured list on Thursday, with the reliever set to make his 2023 debut after recovering from an elbow injury.

San Diego Padres News / MLB Trade Rumors / March 25, 2023

Padres reliever likely heading to IL

Without a clear picture of how much time Suarez will miss, it’s hard to say how much this injury will impact the Padres, who figure to lock horns with the Dodgers as front-runners for the NL West this season.

Padres superstar could avoid IL as recovery progresses

Who is top prospect for every MLB franchise?

The '1984 San Diego Padres' quiz

MLB News / MLB Trade Rumors / November 24, 2022

Craig Stammen plans to pitch in 2023: 'I just love playing'

Right-hander Craig Stammen is a free agent and will turn 39 years old in March. However, that doesn’t mean he’s hanging up his spikes.

Details of Nick Martinez's unique contract with Padres revealed

The best-hitting MLB pitchers of all time

The 'Famous MLB players and their real first names' quiz

San Diego Padres News / FanNation Fastball / November 10, 2022

Padres Keeping Robert Suarez On Rare 5-Year Deal

The last three relief pitchers to earn five-year contracts this decade – Kenley Jansen, Aroldis Chapman and, most recently, Edwin Díaz – all had significant major league closing experience when they signed.

San Diego Padres News / Larry Brown Sports / November 10, 2022

Padres sign reliever Robert Suarez to five-year, $46 million deal

Suarez emerged as a key for the Padres in 2022 and has been rewarded for his efforts.

Padres mulling several options for Nick Martinez, Fernando Tatis Jr., Juan Soto

Grading each NL West team's 2022 season

The best-hitting MLB pitchers of all time

The 'Famous MLB players and their real first names' quiz

San Diego Padres News / Gaslamp Ball / October 29, 2022

2022 Padres Player Review: Robert Suarez

Let’s not think about the Harper home run right now 2022 Regular Season Statistics 0.7 fWAR, 45 G, 47.2 IP, 2.27 ERA, 1.05 WHIP, 61 K, 21 BB, 4 HR, 4 HBP

MLB News / Larry Brown Sports / October 23, 2022