Totally different feeling’: Phillies star pitcher Ranger Suárez overjoyed with overdue family reunion in America
feeling. Very cool,” he said.
The 28-year-old Suárez, who was raised in Pies de Cuesta, Venezuela, has enjoyed a breakout season with the Phillies and helped lead them to a 49-25 record.
He is 10-1 with a 1.75 ERA — one of just four Phillies starting pitchers since the stat became official in 1912 to boast an ERA of 1.75 or lower through their first 15 starts.
Suárez has been touted as a front-runner to start the All-Star Game for the National League next month in Texas.
“If they call me for the All-Star Game, I would definitely go and bring my family,” he said. “That would be a great experience to play my first All-Star Game and bring them.”
Suárez and Joseany were married in the offseason in part to aid the process of helping her obtain the visa needed to bring the family to the United States. The couple share 6-year-old Sofia and 3-year-old Dominick. Joseany and the children watched the Phillies play on TV and cheered on Suárez as helped lead the team to the World Series in 2022 and the NL Championship Series last season. Suárez knows how much it would mean to everyone if the entire family could enjoy another postseason run.
“Every time I pitch, and even when I don’t, they always watch Phillies games and are cheering for us,” he said. “The little one really likes it, t
hey both do.”
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