Naylor will report to the Guardians' complex in Goodyear (Ariz.) before joining Triple-A Columbus, Zack Meisel of The Athletic reports. Naylor, who was optioned to Columbus on Saturday, will get a reset in Arizona away from the daily rigors of game activity. Barring an injury to Patrick Bailey or Austin Hedges in Cleveland, it's hard to chart a path back to the majors for Naylor, who will join catching prospect Cooper Ingle at Columbus.
Noah Naylor: Everything you need to know
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Noah Naylor Game Log 2026
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PreseasonDateOppResultABRH1B2B3BHRRBIBBHBPKSBCSTB3/23W 7-0300000000020003/22W 8-2301100010030013/21L 10-7312110012060033/19W 4-2100000000020003/17W 8-6300000000050002/27L 8-6401100010010012/25L 11-4201010001050022/23W 9-5302110000040032/21W 4-211101000102002
Preseason Totals 23284400340300012 -
Regular SeasonDateOppResultABRH1B2B3BHRRBIBBHBPKSBCSTB5/7W 8-5512100130070055/5L 5-3200000000010005/4L 6-2300000000030005/3L 7-1100000001030005/1W 5-4311100000020014/29W 3-1400000000040004/28L 1-0200000000030004/27L 3-2000000000000004/25L 5-3400000000020004/24W 8-6401100000040014/22L 2-0300000001040004/21W 8-5200000000020004/20L 9-2400000000050004/18W 4-2311000110050044/17L 6-4400000000040004/15L 5-3301010020040024/14W 5-2201100000020014/12L 13-1100000000000004/10L 11-5300000000030004/7W 2-1000000001010004/6L 4-2300000001040004/5L 1-0300000001010004/3W 4-1401100000060014/1W 4-1402200000050023/31L 4-1400000000070003/29L 4-0200000000050003/27L 3-1200000000000003/26W 6-450000000005000
Regular Season Totals 803107102650920017
Noah Naylor Splits 2026
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SplitsHRRBIHAVG1B2B3BBBHBPSBCSTBOBP
Overall 27120.1438206000200.200Away 16100.1927202000150.222Home 1120.063100400050.167Night 1280.1486102000120.179Day 1540.133210400080.235March 0010.067100100010.125April 1370.1325104000110.193May 1440.250210100080.294Opponent vs HOU 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.100 vs KC 1 3 2 0.154 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 0.267 vs STL 0 2 2 0.400 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.400 vs TB 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 vs LAD 0 0 2 0.250 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.250 vs ATL 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 vs CHC 0 0 1 0.143 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0.250 vs TOR 0 0 1 0.125 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.125 vs BAL 1 1 1 0.143 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.143 vs SEA 0 0 1 0.091 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0.167 vs ATH 0 1 2 0.333 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 0.429 Venue @ Atlanta 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 @ Toronto 0 0 1 0.125 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.125 @ Los Angeles 0 0 2 0.250 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.250 @ Cleveland 1 1 2 0.063 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 5 0.167 @ Kansas City 1 3 2 0.200 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.200 @ Seattle 0 0 1 0.091 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0.167 @ Athletics 0 1 2 0.333 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 0.429 @ St. Louis 0 2 2 0.400 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.400
Noah Naylor Player Profile
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Noah Naylor: Breaking News
Relegated to Columbus
The Guardians optioned Naylor to Triple-A Columbus on Saturday, Zack Meisel of The Athletic reports. Naylor has slashed just .143/.200/.238 through 90 plate appearances this season, so Cleveland will send him back down to the minors to get him back on track. The Guardians traded for Patrick Bailey to replace Naylor on the active roster and provide defensive help at catcher. Austin Hedges is also likely to continue making starts behind the plate, given Bailey's recent offensive struggles.
Adds insurance runs
Naylor went 2-for-5 with a home run and three RBI in Thursday's 8-5 win over Kansas City. Naylor's three-run homer in the seventh inning gave the Guardians insurance runs, which they needed. The Royals kept chipping away and had the tying run at the plate in the eighth. The home run was Naylor's second of the season and upped his RBI total to seven over 28 games.