1997
Born June 22, 1997
Mississauga, ON, CAN
Josh Naylor Notable
b. June 22, 1997 · San Diego Padres 2019–2020, Cleveland Indians 2020–2021, Cleveland Guardians 2022–2024, Arizona Diamondbacks 2025, Seattle Mariners 2025
Josh Naylor played for five clubs across seven seasons as a first baseman, opening with the San Diego Padres in 2019 and closing with the Seattle Mariners in 2025.
Across 745 games he batted .269, with 697 hits and 334 runs. He finished with 104 home runs, 146 doubles and 55 stolen bases.
He played 465 games at first base, with 3,336 putouts and 26 errors. He turned 320 double plays. He also played 145 games in the outfield.
He was an All-Star in 2024.
He was born in Mississauga, ON, CAN on June 22, 1997. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed. He has not retired; our record has no final game for him.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 2024 |
| Player of the Week | 1 | 2024 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | SDP | 94 | 253 | 29 | 63 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 32 | 25 | 64 | 1 | .249 |
| 2020 | CLE/SDP | 40 | 97 | 13 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 1 | .247 |
| 2021 | CLE | 69 | 233 | 28 | 59 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 14 | 45 | 1 | .253 |
| 2022 | CLE | 122 | 449 | 47 | 115 | 28 | 0 | 20 | 79 | 38 | 80 | 6 | .256 |
| 2023 | CLE | 121 | 452 | 52 | 139 | 31 | 0 | 17 | 97 | 33 | 68 | 10 | .308 |
| 2024 | CLE | 152 | 563 | 84 | 137 | 27 | 0 | 31 | 108 | 58 | 105 | 6 | .243 |
| 2025 | ARI/SEA | 147 | 543 | 81 | 160 | 29 | 1 | 20 | 92 | 48 | 83 | 30 | .295 |
| Career | — | 745 | 2590 | 334 | 697 | 146 | 2 | 104 | 435 | 221 | 457 | 55 | .269 |
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