Naylor is not in the lineup for Thursday's contest in Baltimore.
Naylor caught each of the first two games of the series but will yield to Austin Hedges for the finale. The 25-year-old Naylor sports just a .516 OPS across his first 45 plate appearances in 2025.
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Guardians' Bo Naylor: Sitting against lefty
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Naylor is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Royals.
Naylor will head to the bench along with fellow left-handed batters Nolan Jones and Kyle Manzardo while the Royals send southpaw Cole Ragans to the hill for the series finale. Austin Hedges will handle the catching duties for Cleveland.
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Guardians' Bo Naylor: Taking seat Wednesday
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Naylor is not in the lineup for Wednesday's contest versus the White Sox.
Naylor started the first game of the series but will yield to Austin Hedges for the second game. The 25-year-old Naylor is just 4-for-26 at the plate so far this season.
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Guardians' Bo Naylor: Belts first homer of 2025
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Naylor went 2-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Saturday's loss to the Angels.
Naylor notched his first long ball and second RBI of the season with a solo shot to center field in the third inning. It's been a rough start to the campaign for the backstop, as he's slashing just .174/.269/.304 with a 3:8 BB:K through 26 plate appearances. However, he seems to have a stranglehold on catching duties for Cleveland, with backup Austin Hedges logging just four plate appearances so far.
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Guardians' Bo Naylor: Resting against southpaw
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Naylor is not in the Guardians' starting lineup against the Padres on Monday.
Austin Hedges will start behind home plate Monday and bat ninth against San Diego left-hander Kyle Hart. Naylor has gone 2-for-12 with one RBI and three strikeouts across his first three outings of the 2025 season.
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Guardians' Bo Naylor: Out of lineup again in Game 4
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Naylor is not in the lineup Friday for Game 4 of the ALCS against the Yankees, Zack Meisel of The Athletic reports.
The Yankees are starting a righty in Luis Gil, but the left-handed-hitting Naylor will yield to Austin Hedges at catcher for the second straight game. Naylor is hitless in his six starts this postseason but delivered a pinch hit in Thursday's comeback win.
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Guardians' Bo Naylor: Takes seat Sunday
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Naylor is not in Sunday's lineup against the Cardinals.
Naylor drew the start in the first two games of this weekend's series, going 2-for-8 with a solo home run and another run scored. Austin Hedges will start behind the dish and bat ninth.
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Guardians' Bo Naylor: Not in lineup
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Naylor is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's contest versus the White Sox.
After catching both of the first two games of the series, Naylor will take a seat for Wednesday's matinee. Austin Hedges will start behind the dish as the Guardians try to complete the sweep.
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Guardians' Bo Naylor: Homers, swipes two bags Monday
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Naylor went 2-for-3 with a solo home run, a walk and two stolen bases in Monday's 5-3 win against the White Sox.
Naylor belted a 428-foot homer in the fourth inning to set a new career high with 12 long balls on the campaign. The catcher also swiped a bag in both the sixth and eighth frames to record his first multi-theft game of the season. In addition, Naylor's multi-hit performance was his first since Aug. 24 -- he came in batting .174 (4-for-23) over his previous 10 contests.
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Guardians' Bo Naylor: Sitting down Saturday
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Naylor isn't in the Guardians' lineup for Saturday's game versus the Dodgers.
After going 0-for-5 across his last two games, Naylor will take a seat Saturday while Austin Hedges catches for Gavin Williams and bats ninth.
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Guardians' Bo Naylor: Getting afternoon off
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Naylor is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Pirates.
After going 1-for-3 while catching all nine innings of Saturday's 3-0 loss, Naylor will rest up for the series finale. Austin Hedges will check in for Naylor behind the plate.
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Guardians' Bo Naylor: On bench against LHP
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Naylor is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Pirates.
With lefty Bailey Falter taking the mound for Pittsburgh, the lefty-hitting Naylor will retreat to the bench. Austin Hedges will bat ninth and fill in for Naylor behind the dish.
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Guardians' Bo Naylor: Smacks homer in win
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Naylor went 1-for-2 with a solo home run and a hit-by-pitch in Wednesday's 7-5 win over the Royals.
Naylor's seventh-inning homer sparked a rally for the Guardians. He has gone 3-for-10 over his last five games, with two of the hits in that span being solo shots. The catcher is up to 11 homers in 101 contests this season, matching his total from 67 games a year ago. He's added a .206/.267/.368 slash line, 37 RBI, 35 runs scored and four stolen bases in 2024.
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Guardians' Bo Naylor: Pops 10th homer
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Naylor went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 13-5 win over the Rangers.
Naylor's up to 10 homers on the year, three of which he's hit over his 18 games in August. Despite the slight uptick in power, he's batting just .226 (12-for-53) this month, though that's a little better than his .207 batting average for the year. The catcher has added a .626 OPS, 36 RBI, 34 runs scored and four stolen bases over 311 plate appearances. The Guardians have mostly stuck to a strict platoon at catcher between the left-handed Naylor and right-handed Austin Hedges in August, so Naylor should continue to see a healthy share of playing time.
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Guardians' Bo Naylor: Out against left-hander
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Naylor is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Yankees.
The Yankees are sending southpaw Nestor Cortes to the bump, so the left-handed-hitting Naylor will take a seat. Austin Hedges will start at catcher and bat ninth for the Guardians.
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Guardians' Bo Naylor: Sitting against righty
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Naylor is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Cubs.
The lefty-hitting Naylor typically starts against right-handed pitchers like the Cubs' Jameson Taillon, but Cleveland manager Stephen Vogt will hold out his top backstop for the series finale. Naylor's absence from the lineup may be explained in part by his recent rough patch at the plate; he's slashing just .194/.194/.484 in 11 games since the beginning of August. In spite of his struggles, Naylor's spot atop the depth chart still looks to be fairly secure.
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Guardians' Bo Naylor: Idle versus lefty
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Naylor is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Cubs.
With southpaw Shota Imanaga taking the hill for the Cubs, the lefty-hitting Naylor will retreat to the bench in the series opener. Austin Hedges will fill in for Naylor behind the dish.
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Guardians' Bo Naylor: Launches ninth homer
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Naylor went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Saturday's 2-1 win over the Twins.
Naylor's sixth-inning blast gave the Guardians just enough breathing room for the win. The catcher has gone just 6-for-28 (.214) over his last 10 games, though he has five extra-base hits and eight RBI in that span while sharing the catching duties with Austin Hedges. For the year, Naylor is slashing .203/.264/.363 with nine homers, 33 RBI, 33 runs scored, four stolen bases, 10 doubles and two triples over 88 contests.
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Guardians' Bo Naylor: Blasts three-run homer
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Naylor went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run in Monday's 8-4 win over the Tigers.
Naylor took Bryan Sammons deep in the sixth inning for his seventh homer of the year. Naylor now has three homers and eight RBI over his last 16 games after registering just four long balls and 20 RBI in his first 63 games. The 24-year-old is trending upward and should continue to get everyday at-bats down the stretch.
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Guardians' Bo Naylor: Sitting Saturday
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Naylor is not in the starting lineup for Saturday's game against Philadelphia.
Naylor will get a breather Saturday after going 1-for-3 with one RBI and two strikeouts in Friday's 3-1 win over Philadelphia. Austin Hedges will start behind home plate Saturday and bat ninth against Phillies right-hander Tyler Phillips.
