Apparently not everything was cool among teammates when Josh Naylor, now with the Seattle Mariners, was with the Cleveland Guardians from 2020 to 2024.
Well, at least that’s the way it appeared from an exchange between Naylor and Guardians catcher Austin Hedges at the top of the sixth inning during the Sunday, June 28 game between the two teams.
Naylor, up 1-0 in the count, leaned into pitcher Tim Herrin’s pitch intentionally to get on base, drawing Hedges’ ire.
The former teammates went back and forth verbally with Hedges delivering the ultimate stinger after Naylor’s choice words.
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