Canada's Naylor brothers hit back-to-back Sunday for playoff-bound Guardians
Cleveland Guardians' lineup had a family look on Sunday.
Manager Terry Francona's batting order against Kansas City featured the Naylor brothers of Mississauga, Ont., hitting back-to-back. Josh hit cleanup and played first base and Bo, who was called up from the minors Saturday, hit fifth as the designated hitter. Both players bat left-handed.
Bo is expected to be on Cleveland's post-season roster as the third catcher. On Saturday night, he became the 17th Guardians player to make his major league debut this season, matching the franchise record set in 1912 and tied two years later.
He entered in the sixth inning, going 0-for-2 and threw out Royals outfielder Kyle Isbel trying to steal second base.
"We wanted to let the kid get some nerves out of the way tonight," Francona said of Bo to reporters.
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Bo, 22, was selected by Cleveland in the first round of the 2018 draft. He began this season at double-A Akron and was promoted to triple-A Columbus in June. He batted a combined .263 with 21 homers, 68 runs batted in and 20 stolen bases in 118 games.
Bo is the only catcher in the minor leagues this season to have 20 home runs and 20 stolen bases.
Cleveland acquired Josh Naylor, 25, from San Diego in 2020. He overcame a gruesome leg injury last season to play a major role in Cleveland's surprising run to the American Central title. He is batting .251 with 19 home runs and 73 RBI.
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