Mariners first baseman Josh Naylor is a former All-Star, a former first-round draft pick, and a fan favorite in Seattle. He has also been traded four times in the last decade, rare for a player of his talent.
Naylor's off-the-field reputation among his peers was called into question in a game against the Cleveland Guardians. He and Guardians catcher Austin Hedges were teammates from 2019-24, traded together from San Diego to Cleveland in 2020.
But they engaged in a shouting match during the sixth inning of a June 28 game, a 6-5 Guardians win, after Naylor appeared to lean into a pitch to get hit on the arm.
Did Hedges say to Naylor "nobody asked you" or "nobody likes you?" Many **** umed the latter, sparring his defenders in the Mariners' fan base to come out of the online woodwork in his defense.
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Naylor's off-the-field reputation among his peers was called into question in a game against the Cleveland Guardians. He and Guardians catcher Austin Hedges were teammates from 2019-24, traded together from San Diego to Cleveland in 2020.
But they engaged in a shouting match during the sixth inning of a June 28 game, a 6-5 Guardians win, after Naylor appeared to lean into a pitch to get hit on the arm.
Did Hedges say to Naylor "nobody asked you" or "nobody likes you?" Many **** umed the latter, sparring his defenders in the Mariners' fan base to come out of the online woodwork in his defense.
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