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Joshua-Douglas James Naylor (born June 22, 1997) is a
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and
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for the
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of
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(MLB). He previously played for the
San Diego Padres The San Diego Padres are an American professional baseball team based in San Diego. The Padres compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Founded in 1969, the club has won two NL penn ...
. Naylor was the 12th overall selection in the
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, and he made his MLB debut for the Padres in 2019. He was traded to Cleveland during the 2020 season.


Amateur career

Throughout his amateur career, he played for the Ontario Blue Jays of the Premier Baseball League of Ontario (PBLO). This elite travel baseball team regularly competed in tournaments across North America, and was composed of the top young players in all of Ontario. Naylor attended
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in
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, Ontario. He made the Canadian junior national baseball team at the age of 15, winning the silver medal at the Under-18 Baseball World Cup held in South Korea in 2012. He won the bronze medal at the 2014 Under-18 Baseball World Cup, and competed in the 2015 Under-18 Baseball World Cup. In 2014, Naylor was chosen as one of the ten high school invitees to the MLB Junior Select Home Run Derby during the MLB All-Star Week at
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, becoming the first Canadian to participate in the event. He finished in second place. Later in 2014, he appeared in the ''Perfect Game'' All-American Classic at
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and the
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at
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. Naylor was committed to enroll at
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to play
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for the Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball team. In 2015, ''Perfect Game'' ranked Naylor among the top 50 available prospects available in the
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, and he made ''
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''s High School
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n first team.


Professional career


Miami Marlins

The
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selected Naylor in the first round, with the 12th overall selection, of the
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. He signed with the Marlins after his June 25 graduation from St. Joan of Arc for a reported
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of $2.25 million, and was assigned to the
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of the Rookie-level
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for his professional debut. Naylor played in 25 total games for the Marlins posting a .327 batting average with one home run and 16 RBIs. Naylor began the 2016 season with the Greensboro Grasshoppers of the Class A
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. In June he was suspended without pay after injuring teammate
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with a knife. He was selected to appear in the 2016
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.


San Diego Padres

On July 29, 2016, the Marlins traded Naylor, Carter Capps,
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, and Luis Castillo to the
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for Andrew Cashner,
Colin Rea Colin D. Rea (born July 1, 1990) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Milwaukee Brewers organization. He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padres, Miami Marlins, and Chicago Cubs and Milwaukee Brew ...
,
Tayron Guerrero Tayron Luis Guerrero (born January 9, 1991) is a Colombian professional baseball pitcher in the Cincinnati Reds organization. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padres and the Miami Marlins. Career San Diego Padres Th ...
, and cash considerations. Naylor was assigned to the
Lake Elsinore Storm The Lake Elsinore Storm are a Minor League Baseball team of the California League and the Single-A affiliate of the San Diego Padres. The Storm plays their home games at Lake Elsinore Diamond (Pete Lehr Field), which opened in 1994; the park s ...
of the
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. In 122 games between the Grasshoppers and the Storm, Naylor batted .264 with 12 home runs and 75
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. Naylor played for Team Canada in the
2017 World Baseball Classic The 2017 World Baseball Classic (WBC) was an international professional baseball competition, composed of 16 competing nations, held from March 6 to March 22, 2017. It was the fourth iteration of the World Baseball Classic. The first-round hosts ...
. He began the 2017 season with Lake Elsinore. The Padres promoted him to the
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of the
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in July. Naylor finished 2017 with a combined .280 average with ten home runs and 64 RBIs between both clubs. He returned to San Antonio in 2018, and began playing as an
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. Naylor opened the 2019 season with the
El Paso Chihuahuas The El Paso Chihuahuas are a Minor League Baseball team of the Pacific Coast League (PCL) and the Triple-A affiliate of the San Diego Padres. They are located in El Paso, Texas, and play their home games at Southwest University Park, which opened ...
of the Triple-A
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. On May 24, 2019, Naylor was called up to the
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. He made his MLB debut that night versus the
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.


Cleveland Indians / Guardians

On August 31, 2020, the Padres traded Naylor, along with Austin Hedges, Cal Quantrill, and minor league players Gabriel Arias,
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, and Joey Cantillo, to the
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in exchange for Mike Clevinger, Greg Allen, and Matt Waldron. In the
2020 American League Wild Card Series The 2020 American League Wild Card Series were four best-of-three series in Major League Baseball (MLB) to determine participating teams in the 2020 American League Division Series. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, MLB expanded the postseason inste ...
, Naylor recorded five hits in his first five career postseason plate appearances, the first player in MLB history to do so. During a game against the
Minnesota Twins The Minnesota Twins are an American professional baseball team based in Minneapolis. The Twins compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central Division. The team is named after the Twin Cities area w ...
on June 27, 2021, Naylor collided with second baseman
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while trying to catch a pop up in shallow right field. He broke and dislocated his ankle, which required season ending surgery. On May 9, 2022, in a game against the
Chicago White Sox The Chicago White Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The White Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division. The team is owned by Jerry Reinsdorf, and ...
, Naylor became the first player in Major League history to hit two three-run home runs or grand slams in the ninth inning or later of the same game. He also became the first player to have at least eight RBI in the eighth inning or later since RBI became an official statistic in 1920. His first one was a game-tying grand slam in the top of the 9th off of Liam Hendriks to tie the game at eight runs apiece then his second was a go-ahead three-run home run in the top of the 11th off of Ryan Burr which would win the game 12–9.


Player profile

Naylor is tall and weighs . He profiles as a
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, and
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, the coach of the Canadian national junior team, described Naylor's hitting approach as "advanced".


Personal life

Naylor is the eldest of three brothers,
Noah Noah ''Nukh''; am, ኖህ, ''Noḥ''; ar, نُوح '; grc, Νῶε ''Nôe'' () is the tenth and last of the pre-Flood patriarchs in the traditions of Abrahamic religions. His story appears in the Hebrew Bible (Book of Genesis, chapters 5� ...
and Myles, born to Chris and Jenice Naylor in
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, Ontario, Canada. His brother
Noah Noah ''Nukh''; am, ኖህ, ''Noḥ''; ar, نُوح '; grc, Νῶε ''Nôe'' () is the tenth and last of the pre-Flood patriarchs in the traditions of Abrahamic religions. His story appears in the Hebrew Bible (Book of Genesis, chapters 5� ...
was drafted in the first round of the
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by the
Cleveland Indians The Cleveland Guardians are an American professional baseball team based in Cleveland. The Guardians compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) American League Central, Central division. Since , they have ...
.


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