Naylor is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Twins.
Earlier Wednesday, the Guardians resumed their series opener with the Twins that had been suspended in the fourth inning Monday. Since Naylor caught six innings earlier in the day, he'll take a seat for the series finale, which is essentially the second game of a doubleheader. Austin Hedges will handle catching duties in Naylor's stead.
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Guardians' Bo Naylor: Day off Wednesday
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Naylor is not in the lineup for Wednesday's contest versus the Brewers.
Naylor caught both of the first two games of the series but will get a breather for Wednesday's matinee. Austin Hedges will start behind the dish and bat ninth for the Guardians.
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Guardians' Bo Naylor: Resting during Game 2
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Naylor isn't in the lineup for Game 2 of Tuesday's doubleheader against Washington.
Naylor will give way to Austin Hedges behind the plate after going 2-for-5 and scoring a run during a loss in Game 1.
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Guardians' Bo Naylor: Won't start Saturday
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Naylor isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Blue Jays.
Naylor will get a chance to catch his breath Saturday after slugging three home runs over his last four games. Austin Hedges will fill in behind the plate and bat ninth.
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Guardians' Bo Naylor: Launches another homer
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Naylor went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 5-3 loss to the Blue Jays.
Naylor tied things up at 2-2 in the fourth inning, when he took Chris Bassitt deep to center field for a 410-foot solo homer. Naylor has struggled offensively this season and is slashing .192/.277/.425 in 84 plate appearances. However, he has homered in three consecutive starts, which may be an indication that the 25-year-old catcher is settling in at the plate.
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Guardians' Bo Naylor: Getting day off
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Naylor is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Twins.
Naylor started at catcher in each of the last five contests, so he'll be getting a needed rest Thursday as the Guardians wrap up their series against the Twins with a day game after a night game. Austin Hedges will fill in behind the plate, forming a battery with starting pitcher Ben Lively.
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Guardians' Bo Naylor: Smacks go-ahead homer
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Naylor went 1-for-3 with a three-run home run in Wednesday's 4-2 win over the Twins.
The Guardians generated all four of their runs in the seventh inning, highlighted by Naylor's three-run home run off Brock Stewart. Naylor is now up to four home runs on the season (two of which have come over his last two games), and he has an .842 OPS with one stolen base, seven runs scored and nine RBI over his last 15 games.
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Guardians' Bo Naylor: Sitting out early game
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Naylor isn't in the lineup for Game 1 of Saturday's doubleheader against the Red Sox, Tim Stebbins of MLB.com reports.
Naylor went 0-for-7 with a walk during Cleveland's last series against the Yankees, and he'll now grab a seat on the bench to begin Saturday's twin bill. Austin Hedges will start behind the plate and bat ninth.
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Guardians' Bo Naylor: Resting Wednesday
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Naylor is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Yankees.
With lefty Carlos Rodon on the hill for the Yankees in a day game after a night game, the left-handed-hitting Naylor will receive a breather. Austin Hedges will handle the catching duties for Cleveland on Wednesday.
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Guardians' Bo Naylor: Not in Cleveland lineup
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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: 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: 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.
