Bo Naylor

Noah-Gibson "Bo" Naylor (born February 21, 2000) is a Canadian professional baseball catcher for the Cleveland Guardians of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2022.

Bo Naylor
Naylor with the Columbus Clippers in 2022
Cleveland Guardians – No. 23
Catcher
Born: (2000-02-21) February 21, 2000
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
MLB debut
October 1, 2022, for the Cleveland Guardians
MLB statistics
(through 2023 season)
Batting average.228
Home runs11
Runs batted in32
Teams

Amateur career

Naylor attended St. Joan of Arc Catholic Secondary School in Mississauga, Ontario, and played for the Canadian junior national baseball team.[1] He appeared in the Under Armour All-America Game and the Under-18 Baseball World Cup held in Ontario in 2017.[2][3] He committed to attend Texas A&M University to play college baseball.[4]

Professional career

The Cleveland Indians selected Naylor in the first round, with the 29th pick, in the 2018 Major League Baseball draft.[5][6] He signed with Cleveland, rather than enroll at Texas A&M, for a $2,578,138 signing bonus.[7] He was assigned to the Arizona League Indians and spent the whole season there, batting .274 with two home runs and 17 runs batted in (RBIs) in 33 games played.[8]

Naylor spent the 2019 season with the Lake County Captains.[9] Over 107 games, he batted .243 with 11 home runs and 65 RBIs.[10] In 2021, he played with the Akron RubberDucks, slashing .188/.280/.332 with ten home runs and 44 RBIs over 87 games.[11] In June, Naylor was selected to play in the All-Star Futures Game.[12] In 2022, with Akron, Naylor had a .271 average, .898 OPS and six home runs. Naylor was promoted to the Columbus Clippers in June.[13]

The Guardians selected Naylor's contract on October 1, 2022, adding him to their active roster.[14] He made his major league debut the same day against the Kansas City Royals as a defensive replacement. He made his first start the next day.[15]

Naylor with the Guardians in 2023

Before the 2023 season, Naylor played for the Canadian national baseball team in the 2023 World Baseball Classic.[16] The Guardians optioned Naylor to Columbus to start the 2023 season.[17]

Personal life

Naylor's older brother, Josh Naylor, also plays for the Cleveland Guardians as a first baseman and outfielder. His younger brother, Myles Naylor, was drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 2023 MLB draft as a third baseman[1]

References
  1. Melissa Couto (July 12, 2017). "Naylor brothers Josh, Noah rising on MLB radar". The Star. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
  2. Morgan Campbell (August 12, 2017). "Mississauga's Naylor hitting it big". The Star. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
  3. Colpitts, Iain (September 12, 2017). "Noah Naylor shines at Under-18 Baseball World Cup". Retrieved July 4, 2018.
  4. Colpitts, Iain (October 12, 2016). "BASEBALL: Mississauga catcher Naylor commits to Texas A & M". Retrieved July 4, 2018.
  5. Bastian, Jordan (May 24, 2018). "Indians take Noah Naylor 29th in MLB Draft". MLB.com. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
  6. Hoynes, Paul (June 5, 2018). "Cleveland Indians draft 2018: Canadian high school catcher Noah Naylor headlines four top picks". cleveland.com. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
  7. Cleveland Indians. "Indians sign Canadian first-round draft pick Noah Naylor". Sportsnet.ca. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
  8. "Bo Naylor Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
  9. "Indians' Bo Naylor: Assigned to Low-A". CBSSports.com. April 4, 2019.
  10. "No. 3 Bo Naylor, C: Cleveland Indians top prospects right now". April 6, 2020.
  11. "It's a fresh start as RubberDucks, Baysox prepare for Double-A Northeast championship series".
  12. "Futures Game rosters are STACKED". MLB.com.
  13. "Columbus Clippers' Bo Naylor one step closer to joining brother Josh in Cleveland". Dispatch.com. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
  14. "Cleveland Guardians add Bo Naylor, Zach Pleac; DFA Bryan Shaw, option Tyler Freeman". cleveland.com. January 7, 2022. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
  15. "Naylor Bros: Bo Naylor making first MLB start for Guardians, set to bat right after brother Josh". News 5 Cleveland WEWS. October 2, 2022.
  16. "Guardians option catcher Bo Naylor to Class AAA; battle for backup job begins". cleveland.com. March 10, 2023. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
  17. "Why the Guardians optioned Bo Naylor". MLB.com.
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