New dad Sucre caps weekend with career day

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SEATTLE — No one had a better weekend than Jesus Sucre. The Mariners’ third-string catcher was present for the birth of his new baby girl, returned to the big leagues, went 3-for-3 with two RBIs and was awarded with the “Swelmet” for the very first time. All in a span of four days.

“I’m not going to lie, this weekend has been really nice to me,” Sucre said.

Of course the birth of his daughter trumped all the baseball-related joy, but the backstop was impressive in Seattle’s 14-6 win over Texas on Monday. Sucre had a career-high-tying three hits in his first game since being recalled from …

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