Bo Naylor
| Bo Naylor | |
|---|---|
| Cleveland Guardians | |
| Catcher | |
| Born: February 21, 2000 Mississauga, Ontario, Canada | |
Bats: Left Throws: Right |
Noah G. "Bo" Naylor (born February 21, 2000) is a Canadian professional baseball catcher in the Cleveland Guardians organization.
Career[]
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[]
Naylor was selected by the Cleveland Indians 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 AZL Indians and spent the whole season there, batting .274 with two home runs and 17 RBIs in 33 games.[8] Later that year, he played for Canada at the Under 18 Baseball World Cup in Thunder Bay, Ontario.
Naylor spent 2019 with the Lake County Captains.[9] Over 107 games, he batted .243 with 11 home runs and 65 RBIs.[10] In June 2021, Naylor was selected to play in the All-Star Futures Game.[11]
Personal life[]
Naylor's older brother, Josh Naylor, is a professional baseball player. His younger brother, Myles, also plays baseball.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b Melissa Couto (July 12, 2017). "Naylor brothers Josh, Noah rising on MLB radar". The Star. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
- ^ Morgan Campbell (August 12, 2017). "Mississauga's Naylor hitting it big". The Star. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
- ^ Colpitts, Iain (September 12, 2017). "Noah Naylor shines at Under-18 Baseball World Cup". Retrieved July 4, 2018.
- ^ Colpitts, Iain (October 12, 2016). "BASEBALL: Mississauga catcher Naylor commits to Texas A & M". Retrieved July 4, 2018.
- ^ Bastian, Jordan (May 24, 2018). "Indians take Noah Naylor 29th in MLB Draft". MLB.com. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Cleveland Indians. "Indians sign Canadian first-round draft pick Noah Naylor". Sportsnet.ca. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
- ^ "Bo Naylor Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
- ^ "Indians' Bo Naylor: Assigned to Low-A".
- ^ "No. 3 Bo Naylor, C: Cleveland Indians top prospects right now". April 6, 2020.
- ^ "Futures Game rosters are STACKED".
External links[]
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Fangraphs, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
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- 2000 births
- Living people
- Arizona League Indians players
- Baseball catchers
- Baseball people from Ontario
- Black Canadian baseball players
- Canadian expatriate baseball players in the United States
- Lake County Captains players
- Sportspeople from Mississauga
- Canadian baseball biography stubs
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