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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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Naylor isn't in the lineup Thursday for Game 3 of the ALCS versus the Yankees, Chris Assenheimer of the Elyria Chronicle-Telegram reports. Naylor has gone 0-for-14 through seven postseason games so far, so the Guardians will sit him down in favor of Austin Hedges in an effort to get some offensive production from behind the plate.
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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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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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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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| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | KO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | CLE | 123 | 354 | 39 | 71 | 13 | 39 | 29 | 122 | 6 | .200 |
| 2023 | CLE | 67 | 198 | 33 | 47 | 11 | 32 | 30 | 53 | 5 | .237 |
| 2022 | CLE | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
Last 7 Games
| DATE | Opp | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | KO | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/29 | vs  |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9/28 | vs |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 9/27 | vs |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9/25 | vs  |
2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 9/24 | vs |
4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 9/22 | @  |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9/21 | @ |
4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |