Noah Garret "Bo" Naylor (born February 21, 2000) is a Canadian

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for the

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(MLB).

Amateur career

Naylor attended

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, Ontario, and played for the Canadian junior national baseball team. He appeared in the

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and the Under-18 Baseball World Cup held in Ontario in 2017. He committed to attend

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to play

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Professional career

The

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selected Naylor in the first round, with the 29th pick, in the

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. He signed with Cleveland, rather than enroll at Texas A&M, for a $2,578,138

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. He was assigned to the

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and spent the whole season there, batting .274 with two home runs and 17 RBIs in 33 games. Naylor spent the 2019 season with the

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. Over 107 games, he batted .243 with 11 home runs and 65 RBIs. In 2021, he played with the

Akron RubberDucks The Akron RubberDucks are a Minor League Baseball team based in Akron, Ohio. The team, which plays in the Eastern League, is the Double-A affiliate of the Cleveland Guardians. They play in Canal Park, located in downtown Akron, which seats 7,630 ...

, slashing .188/.280/.332 with ten home runs and 44 RBIs over 87 games. In June, Naylor was selected to play in the

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. In 2022, with Akron, Naylor had a .271 average, .898 OPS and six home runs. Naylor was promoted to the

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in June. The Guardians selected Naylor's contract on October 1, 2022, adding him to their active roster. He made his major league debut the same day against the

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as a defensive replacement.

Personal life

Naylor's older brother,

Josh Naylor Joshua-Douglas James Naylor (born June 22, 1997) is a Canadian professional baseball first baseman and outfielder for the Cleveland Guardians of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the San Diego Padres. Naylor was the 12th overa ...

, is a professional baseball player who also plays for Cleveland. His younger brother, Myles, also plays baseball.

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