{"id":287895,"date":"2025-11-17T01:45:10","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T01:45:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/287895\/"},"modified":"2025-11-17T01:45:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T01:45:10","slug":"josh-naylor-mariners-reportedly-agree-to-5-year-contract-amid-mlb-free-agency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/287895\/","title":{"rendered":"Josh Naylor, Mariners Reportedly Agree to 5-Year Contract amid MLB Free Agency"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">The Mariners are bringing back one of the best slugging first basemen in MLB ahead of the 2026 season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">Josh Naylor agreed to a five-year contract to return to the Mariners after hitting free agency this offseason, ESPN&#8217;s Jeff Passan reported Sunday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">Returning to the Mariners means some stability for Naylor, who has played for three different teams over the last two seasons.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">Naylor was traded to the Arizona Diamondbacks after his All-Star 2024 season with the Cleveland Guardians. <\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">The Mariners then acquired Naylor&#8217;s expiring contract from the Diamondbacks ahead of the 2025 trade deadline as part of the team&#8217;s push for the postseason.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">Moving his home base to T-Mobile park, graded by <a class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__ui__link__medium_strong css-lu48cp\" href=\"https:\/\/baseballsavant.mlb.com\/leaderboard\/statcast-park-factors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Baseball Savant<\/a> as the most difficult in MLB for hitters, didn&#8217;t stop Naylor from continuing to put up strong numbers in Seattle.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">Naylor slashed .299\/.341\/.490 with nine home runs and 19 stolen bases in 54 games to help the Mariners clinch a postseason spot.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">The first baseman finished the season ranked in the 91st percentile of MLB with a 13.7 percent strikeout rate, per <a class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__ui__link__medium_strong css-lu48cp\" href=\"https:\/\/baseballsavant.mlb.com\/savant-player\/josh-naylor-647304?stats=statcast-r-hitting-mlb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Baseball Savant<\/a>. He then batted .340 in 12 postseason games before the Mariners were eliminated from the ALCS.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">Given that Naylor turned 28 in June, the Mariners will hope to see him put up similar numbers at the plate next season during his first full campaign in Seattle.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">Naylor was originally drafted by the Miami Marlins in 2015 and made his MLB debut with the San Diego Padres in 2019. 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