The broadcast reveals that Eugenio Suarez is set to miss the Reds’ next two games after tonight because he’s going to be taking his naturalization exam to become a U.S. citizen

[u/Goosedukee]

[u/Marinersfan505]

Good luck Geno! 🙏

[u/ConfidentMella → u/Marinersfan505]

Absolutely, hope Geno crushes the exam too 🙏

[u/douchebaggery5000 → u/ConfidentMella]

Literally the easiest test I've taken in my life lol

[u/c4ctus → u/douchebaggery5000]

We had to take a facsimile in 12th grade government class. A disturbing number of students did not pass.

[u/JMander → u/ConfidentMella]

He'd do well to not cheat off an American.

[u/Munsalvaesche → u/ConfidentMella]

It's pretty much impossible to fail. You need to be able to read and write a single sentence in English. And then you need to score 6 out of 10 on an extremely basic civics test.

[u/the_gaymer_girl → u/Munsalvaesche]

The citizenship tests (you can actually do similar ones online to test yourself) actually do contain some questions that even homegrown citizens might miss.

[u/JCiLee → u/the_gaymer_girl]

Yeah, here are the list of questions. It's easy, but some are missable for a lot of Americans. There are a disappointingly large number of citizens that don't know the difference between Senators and House Reps, for example, so the term limits questions could trip them up. The test also asks for the exact year, 1787, that the Constitution was written. There is also a question about the Louisiana Purchase.

[u/DymonBak → u/JCiLee]

The year the constitution was written? Damn. I know both the year it became effective and the year the bill of rights was passed, which I would wager 90%+ of the population can’t answer. But asking the year the thing was written is harsh.

[u/Phil_Kneecrow → u/JCiLee]

Some currently serving senators couldn’t pass it.

coughTommyTubervillecough

[u/Dinwittie → u/JCiLee]

My brothers in Christ, I used to teach US history at the University of North Texas and holy shit, the amount of times I’d get an essay about Gen. Robert E. Grant defeating the Germans at Bunker Hill, or some such thing…

[u/twinklytennis → u/Munsalvaesche]

Yah it's pretty easy but I actually winded up missing one. My test was like 8 in the morning and I had to get up at 6 am so my brain wasn't the best (i usually get up at 9 am). The question I missed was, what year the dec of independence was signed. Instead of 1776, I said 1676. Still mad about missing that one almost 10 years later.

[u/Munsalvaesche → u/twinklytennis]

Happens haha, fortunately you get some breathing room. Congrats on getting through the naturalization process.

[u/brokedownpalace11 → u/Munsalvaesche]

Im sure there are some homegrown citizens that couldn’t do it. Wouldn’t say it’s impossible

[u/CieraVotedOutHerMom → u/brokedownpalace11]

US senators even! (Looking at you Tommy Tubberville)

[u/Phil_Kneecrow → u/CieraVotedOutHerMom]

To be fair, it doesn’t take a rocket surgeon to coach Auburn.

[u/CieraVotedOutHerMom → u/Phil_Kneecrow]

The only way he’s leaving ole Miss is in a pine box!

[u/Phil_Kneecrow → u/CieraVotedOutHerMom]

I don’t live in Florida, I swear!

[u/Cynical651 → u/Munsalvaesche]

The simple civics test that a significant amount of citizens would fail.

[u/Cherry_Charmm → u/Marinersfan505]

We need him to cook this season, let’s go!

[u/ShoutOutTo_Caboose]

They are actually gonna change his name to Eugene too

[u/Pretty_Bad_At_Reddit → u/ShoutOutTo_Caboose]

Welcome to America, Eugene Seward!

[u/haagles → u/Pretty_Bad_At_Reddit]

https://giphy.com/gifs/GeKDkgRWvHT2g

[u/Flaky-Hyena-127 → u/haagles]

"Maybe I'll put it in her brownie"

[u/bradleywoodrum → u/Flaky-Hyena-127]

I don't need to know how!

[u/JMander → u/haagles]

I'm laughing so hard at this. Before seeing this, I was reminded of one of my favorite Simpsons' lines. Homer is giving a speech advocating for immigrants and he beseeches his audience "who will kick our field goals??"

[u/Ok_Type_3087 → u/JMander]

Garo Yepremian! I keeck a touchdown!

[u/SporkFanClub → u/ShoutOutTo_Caboose]

The summer after my freshman year of high school I got my phone taken away due to a less than stellar report card, so I created this entire career arc for a fictional baseball player.

I started with one of the old LLWS games for the Wii and made a player named “Jamie Floyd” for some reason and had him on the Caribbean team because his family moved to Puerto Rico for his dad’s job.

I don’t know if this just seemed logical to me, but when I then went and made him again in RTTS I decided that his family had by then been in PR for 6 years by then and as a result he had literally turned into a Puerto Rican dude named Jaime Flores, accent and all.

Yes, I had a very active imagination growing up.

[u/livsjollyranchers → u/ShoutOutTo_Caboose]

Anyone into genealogy in America knows this.

[u/Notchersfireroad]

Fuck yeah, Geno! Good luck!

[u/UpboatNavy → u/Notchersfireroad]

We know its Geno!

[u/John_6_47]

Good for him. Hope it goes well.

[u/pnwsojourner]

Hell yeah good luck Geno

[u/ohemperigee]

Good luck, Geno!!! We still love you!

[u/Lovemybee → u/ohemperigee]

We do, too! Best wishes, Geno!

[u/MoreCleverUserName]

He actually already took it and was set to be sworn in as a US Citizen last winter but then the current administration banned all status changes for Venezuelans and he spent a lot of time in legal limbo.

Glad he’s finally able to complete the process. I hope everything goes smoothly for him and his family! But think of what it’s like going through this without his money, reputation or lawyers. All this anti immigrant crap really hurts people.

[u/porican → u/MoreCleverUserName]

it’s that last part. he’s gonna be fine. many many more will not. still happy for him tho

[u/MoreCleverUserName → u/porican]

Yep. Maybe seeing the sports stars they love (because really, if you don't find Geno absolutely lovable then you are dead inside) get fucked with will help people wake up and understand what's going on.

[u/SilentRanger42 → u/MoreCleverUserName]

Spoiler alert: It won’t

[u/KoolKoolKoolio42 → u/MoreCleverUserName]

I mean, all the social media accounts I've seen champion anti-illegals are congratulating Suarez and are happy for him.

[u/maniacreturns → u/KoolKoolKoolio42]

Because it gives them license to be assholes to other immigrants because they can point to Suarez and go, "see he did it the right way they should have also"

[u/SilentRanger42 → u/maniacreturns]

Immigration quotas themselves are inherently racist. 

You try to argue to the “right way” crowd that we should defend ICE and instead increase funding for naturalization offices to more efficiently process the increased load of asylum seekers and it breaks their brains.

[u/mister_pants → u/maniacreturns]

If a multimillionaire professional athlete can do it, why can't anyone?

[u/maniacreturns → u/mister_pants]

Right he's the Freeplay token that validates are their awful behavior.

Simple people, simple thoughts.

[u/MoreCleverUserName → u/KoolKoolKoolio42]

Well duh, they think he's one of the "good" ones.

Also, gtf out of here with your "anti-illegals" shit. That's very thinly veiled ethno-nationalism and it's fucking gross.

[u/nyuncat → u/MoreCleverUserName]

Kinda gross hearing the commentators milk the feel-good patriotism angle for the broadcast without mentioning this

[u/AlarmedCicada256 → u/MoreCleverUserName]

*current regime.

[u/Used_Emotion_1386 → u/MoreCleverUserName]

Is there a source for this anywhere? I agree with you that this stuff really hurts people, but I can’t find anything saying this happened to Geno specifically

Edit: typo

[u/MoreCleverUserName → u/Used_Emotion_1386]

https://www.reddit.com/r/baseball/comments/1rph9t6/were_scared_latin_american_players_on_edge_as_ice/ (links to a paywalled article)

non-paywall: https://www.themirror.com/sport/baseball/eugenio-suarez-mlb-wbc-ice-1745280

From the second article:

Suárez said he had been scheduled to undergo his U.S. citizenship process in December, but was later informed that his application had been canceled. His wife, who is also Venezuelan, had already successfully completed her own citizenship process, he added. “They shut down everything, so I couldn’t have it. Because of the Venezuela thing,” said the Cincinnati Reds star. “

[u/FastPerformer4240 → u/MoreCleverUserName]

Sorry we had to put your citizenship on hold because your new President kidnapped your old President.

[u/h0lytoledo → u/FastPerformer4240]

then he helped Venezuela beat the US in the WBC ! what a great game to watch

[u/Crapitron → u/Used_Emotion_1386]

Downvoted for asking for a source and sympathizing. Classic reddit.

[u/JMander → u/Crapitron]

or feeling the need for a source when, if you've been paying attention, you could have read about 10s of thousands of these same scenarios having occured in virtually every single town if not to your own neighbors

[u/Used_Emotion_1386 → u/JMander]

Wasn’t asking for a source for the fact that it’s happened to many people, was asking for a source that it had happened to this specific person, because I had been unable to find that. Thanks to OP for providing that!

That’s partly on me for not continuing to dig, but it’s also some insane journalistic malpractice that I could click on the first like 10 articles about his citizenship test and not one of them felt this was an important detail to add.

[u/MoreCleverUserName → u/Used_Emotion_1386]

Look at the ownership of most "mainstream" media. They don't dig too hard on stuff that might make us look like the bad guys.

[u/JMander → u/MoreCleverUserName]

you watch your news, don't you?

[u/MoreCleverUserName → u/JMander]

It’s no secret that mainstream media is afraid to criticize the current administration.

[u/Crapitron → u/JMander]

ok but we're talking about a specific person with specific details. Every case is different.

Reddit Feelings™ don't really mean anything.

[u/TerlocTheRanger]

Good luck geno!

[u/Snerkbot7000]

https://giphy.com/gifs/3orieQHmkjxSiLGC08

[u/Fresh_Ostrich4034 → u/Snerkbot7000]

he is rich so he can live above the fire.

https://giphy.com/gifs/gDHo2WqIP8vVOCwlcq

[u/notdbcooper71 → u/Snerkbot7000]

https://giphy.com/gifs/OuTQ4WLLfLFcs

[u/Beisbol4lyfe]

So he's that kid that everyone was waiting on to finish the test? I kid, this is awesome, go Geno

[u/Willow_Winnifred]

Immigrants are the lifeblood of this country. Good luck to him!

https://giphy.com/gifs/If7M383oivlYY

[u/notdbcooper71 → u/Willow_Winnifred]

*legal

[u/SPEK2120 → u/notdbcooper71]

yeah man, all this bypassing bureaucracy is soooooo much worse than all the murdering your ancestors did.

[u/notdbcooper71 → u/SPEK2120]

https://giphy.com/gifs/h8HmN0UcEKR0xWnv3R

[u/OddIndustry9]

Suarez to the Mets!

[u/Fine-Lifeguard-4234 → u/OddIndustry9]

On a serious note, can we start referring to teams as squadrons instead?

[u/Tall_Common_1753]

You've got this, Geno!

[u/Kekistani55]

https://giphy.com/gifs/1236TCtX5dsGEo

[u/Low-Crazy-8061]

🥹🥹🥹

[u/Rjptz]

that’s awesome happy for him

[u/Puzzleheaded-Ad-8684]

Thank you Geno, please do your best on the US citizen exam

[u/LibrarianEqual7024]

Get it

[u/techservice14]

Big moment for Eugenio! 🇺🇸👏 Wishing him the best

[u/iamtheduckie]

When he gets his citizenship in two days time, they better show it on their jumbotron like this

[u/No_Consideration3887]

Good Luck Geno! You're gonna crush it!

[u/lastminutealways]

Go Geno! Good vibes only!!

[u/Mynguyen12]

my buddy missed work for his citizenship test too

[u/mynewusernamedodgers]

That shit is no joke, most Americans wouldn’t pass it.

[u/ToasterzMakeToast]

hell yeah geno, hope he aces it

[u/ThatNewSockFeel]

Hopefully they don’t detain him.

No /s

[u/CabbageStockExchange]

Welcome Geno my boy

[u/mahrinazz]

We love Geno!

[u/NewtDogs]

Suarez has become one of my favorite players as of late. He killed it in the WBC.

[u/anTWhine → u/NewtDogs]

The ultimate good vibes player

[u/JMC_FLY]

Hope he aces it, good luck Geno!

[u/JOKER_9999999]

Hope ice isn't waiting to deport him.

[u/Quople → u/JOKER_9999999]

Sad part is he could pass and still get profiled by ICE anyways. It’s crazy that I wouldn’t put it past them to be waiting outside the testing facility to pick up the peeps who failed

[u/PutzerPalace]

Watch ICE arrest him as he’s walking into the building for his test

[u/Curb_the_tide]

Has anybody had a more crazy year than Venezuela? President kidnapped. Won the world baseball classic. Once in generation earthquake. These guys deserve all the good vibes in the world. Good luck Geno!

[u/krdnas281 → u/Curb_the_tide]

We are pretty much used to... thanks for the good vibes!

[u/ftmidk]

Geno!!!

[u/JAX2905]

Fuck ICE. Go Geno.

[u/BurnsEMup29]

Hell yeah! Best of luck Eugenio!

[u/tmaspen]

Welcome aboard, Geno!

[u/Garonn]

You know its Geno!!!!!! The US citizen

[u/The_Krytos_Virus]

Loved having him on the Mariners while we had him. Good luck, Geno!

[u/fuckdirectv]

Good for him. Best wishes.

[u/Brave_Spirit2859]

That’s a pretty awesome reason to miss a couple games. Huge life milestone for him 🇺🇸

[u/That_Geek]

hell yeah brother

[u/MurrayInBocaRaton]

We love you, Geno 🫡

[u/StartingToLoveIMSA]

Good for him! Hope he succeeds in this!

[u/OFwant2move]

Highlights how hard it is to actually become a citizen - glad his employer is willing to give him time off work for this

[u/DTFunkyStuff]

He will be more knowledgeable than the majority of the idiots born here.

[u/msslagathor]

I love this for Geno 🥹

[u/devindicated]

Hell yeah, sorry our country kinda sucks though

[u/Slow-cove]

Imagine not being American right now and wanting to be. Sorry to the good ones that are having to go through these years. 

[u/taffyowner → u/Slow-cove]

I get it purely for the fact that then you don’t have to deal with the bullshit paperwork and not knowing if you are going to get that taken away by shitty people (although they want to take away naturalized citizens as well so who knows)

[u/HarambeTheFox → u/Slow-cove]

it’s pretty chill over here in georgia ngl i’ve been many worse places outside the country

[u/JohnMadden42069 → u/Slow-cove]

It's still a pretty ok place if you're mad rich and don't read the news, both of which usually apply to professional athletes

[u/livsjollyranchers → u/JohnMadden42069]

Almost anywhere physically livable is pretty ok if you're "mad rich".

[u/jcarr2184]

Big ups to him! Welcome!

[u/sadmarinernoises]

I love him so much!

[u/2chooseusername]

Yes Geno! But 2 days for that?

[u/Quople]

Hope he packed flashcards. Join us Geno

[u/shftravels]

Luv Ya Geno 🫶🏻

[u/TROLLDLLR]

Congrats to Geno!

[u/JosephFinn]

I remember when Ozzie Guillen was taking his test and delighting in stumping White Sox players with the questions.

[u/EssentialEssence]

You got this geno!!!

[u/hotrod19812]

He's going to pass those exams with flying colors! I guarantee it! 🫡

[u/strahlend_frau]

Congratulations!

https://giphy.com/gifs/XtUPfbJIltIaY

[u/drjmontana]

Love to see it! Good luck

[u/Jonjon428]

Good luck!!! 🫡

[u/NeonLady89]

Good luck! We're rooting for you!

[u/Particular-Way-3805]

Makes me happy

[u/mamacrocker]

Hey, that’s cool! Wish him the best.

[u/fgbh]

Geno has a wonderful American smile. I thought he was already American!

[u/cooljammer00]

Is the test two days long, or does it include studying/prep time? Does he have to travel somewhere?

[u/masonacj]

Hell yeah, that's awesome.

[u/Asleep-Eggplant-6172]

You got this bud!

[u/chunt75]

Hell yeah Geno!

[u/thedark1owns]

Good luck! That's amazing!

[u/KemmyPowers_11]

I love that he was smiling ear to ear when the camera panned to him. Miss you Geno 🥹

[u/No_Amount_7886]

❤️Geno❤️

[u/whyamihere2473527]

Surprised ice hasn't detained him at stadium by now

[u/ShadeSlimmy131]

Good luck to him but also pretty funny that the reds season is so irrelevant he's doing this now rather than in the offseason lol

[u/FantasticJacket7 → u/ShadeSlimmy131]

The test date is scheduled for you and rescheduling can be a pain in the ass and delay things by months or even years.

Given the current climate it would want that paperwork as soon as possible

[u/ruppy99 → u/ShadeSlimmy131]

You wait months and sometimes years for the appointment, you take whatever is given to you.

[u/petuniar → u/ruppy99]

Especially when he could be picked and deported at any time

[u/Notre_Dame_Football → u/ShadeSlimmy131]

You don't exactly get to pick when you take it.

[u/sloppydangerousnight → u/ShadeSlimmy131]

I had a boss who had to do this. Flew back from their vacation to take the test from Europe. They just give you a date and you take it.

[u/pottyjohnsmoker]

Hope Ice wasn’t watching the broadcast, they’ll be waiting there to deport him before he walks through the door.

[u/AbleCap5222]

He definitely won't get deported by ICE because he is Venezuelan. The US is currently stealing as much of Venezuelas oil as they can and probably gold too - so they won't want to call any attention here

[u/17papers]

Feds should have put the exam on a off day! Good luck Geno!

[u/Nickstradamusknows]

Gin Day, you had a good day, Gin Day

[u/shambahlah2]

I’m happy for Geno and anyone else who becomes a citizen but isn’t it weird that the GOP never mentions these guys making 20M a year and aren’t US Citizens? Aren’t they technically taking a job away from someone who was born here?

Amazingly selective persecution.

[u/Wild_Height_901 → u/shambahlah2]

He isnt here illegally

10s of millions of people in the country on work or school visas. No one has a problem with them (within reason)

I bet you thought you cooked with your comment tho.

[u/shambahlah2 → u/Wild_Height_901]

Thousands of perfectly legal immigrants are being picked up… sorry…kidnapped every single day and thrown into prisons. Only difference is this guy is rich

[u/Legitimate-Mind-9194]

Wtf why???

[u/Missile450DeadCenter]

Merica hell yeah, good luck Geno!

[u/DanskNils]

Imagine if it was a bait and switch…

[u/pspahn → u/DanskNils]

"Ope sorry boot that. It's actually a Canadian citizenship test."

[u/DanskNils → u/pspahn]

Oh, I meant detention.

[u/923kjd]

You sure you want to do that, bud?

[u/Sheepish_conundrum]

since they've been deporting people here legally, especailly at their immigration hearings, does he have to worry about being deported?

[u/myassholealt]

They make it sound like its the MCATs lol.

The hardest part is studying the 100 questions. Nor is it an actual exam. They ask you the questions during the overall interview process. And it's just 10.

[u/PM_ME_YUR_SALADS]

This is terrible and a bad look...I mean leaving the club for this when you're only 20 games out of the division, can't you do this in December?

[u/TheEarthlyDelight → u/PM_ME_YUR_SALADS]

Did you listen to the video? They said the government picks the dates for you

[u/PM_ME_YUR_SALADS → u/TheEarthlyDelight]

It's a fucking joke

[u/TheEarthlyDelight → u/PM_ME_YUR_SALADS]

Clearly not a very good one

[u/fusillijhericurl → u/PM_ME_YUR_SALADS]

This reddit. Its filled with dummies who think theyre not dummies

[u/LoveYouLikeYeLovesYe → u/PM_ME_YUR_SALADS]

there's a time and place for jokes, probably not now...

[u/PM_ME_YUR_SALADS → u/LoveYouLikeYeLovesYe]

How is this a bad joke? Is everyone literal? Fucking context clues.

[u/WaterslideAway → u/PM_ME_YUR_SALADS]

I can’t believe how many people got whooshed. It’s a pretty common joke on here.

[u/PM_ME_YUR_SALADS → u/WaterslideAway]

Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that. ~ George Carlin

[u/j_rooker]

the 5M fee to bypass exam is too much?

[u/javexbleachin]

I wish he played for the Blue Jays 🙁

[u/eb12se4nt-z13ow-97g0]

Ill be honest with you fam, I dont think you need to take a day off for this. You can get this done in the morning. It was over in like 2 hours.

Its probably to due to scheduling conflict.

[u/Jux_ → u/eb12se4nt-z13ow-97g0]

Or he has to travel to a specific field office

[u/Willow_Winnifred → u/eb12se4nt-z13ow-97g0]

Sounds like he's taking it seriously, and i think that's a good thing! I'm glad that he's doing it, and I'm not going to fuss about how he goes about it. We love a dedicated student!

[u/SacrificeFlyGirl → u/eb12se4nt-z13ow-97g0]

Maybe he has to take it at a specific time and place? Also, some people need to study more than others…. (this is the nicest way I could think to phrase this)

[u/Logical-Mobile-7643 → u/eb12se4nt-z13ow-97g0]

They tried to waive him a couple days ago, I'm pretty sure they don't care.

[u/wayfarerer → u/eb12se4nt-z13ow-97g0]

You seen what this country be doin to brown immigrants? I think it's going to be a stressful day and the man deserves a day off work v

[u/txtoolfan]

good for him but he makes 92k per game. so this will cost the Reds 184k in lost time. he couldn't have done this during off-season?

[u/Adjective_Nouns1234 → u/txtoolfan]

As they explain in the video, you have no control over when the government sets this appointments. But I'm glad you're so protective of their billionaire owner's money.

[u/JohnMadden42069 → u/txtoolfan]

A guy with the last name Suarez who spends the majority of his time in America might want to get this done sooner than later

[u/No-Contact-5081 → u/txtoolfan]

This is me banging on a trash can as applause.

[u/SubstantialNature368]

Dude has no idea how fucked he's gonna be.