Myles Naylor
{{Short description|American baseball player (born 2005)}}
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|team = Athletics
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|position = Third baseman
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|2005|4|15}}
|birth_place = Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
|bats = Right
|throws = Right
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Myles-Jaxon Douglas James Naylor (born April 15, 2005) is a Canadian professional baseball third baseman in the Athletics organization. Naylor attended St. Joan of Arc Catholic Secondary School in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.
Career
Naylor was drafted by the Oakland Athletics with the 39th overall pick in the 2023 Major League Baseball draft.{{cite web | title=Athletics' Myles Naylor: Drafted by Oakland | website=CBSSports.com | date=2023-07-09 | url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/athletics-myles-naylor-drafted-by-oakland/amp/ | access-date=2025-01-01}}{{cite web |title=Athletics select Canadian Myles Naylor 39th overall at MLB Draft |url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/mlb/athletics-select-canadian-myles-naylor-39th-overall-at-mlb-draft/sn-amp/ |website=Sportsnet |access-date=10 July 2023}} He signed with the Athletics on July 17, 2023 for $2,202,500.{{cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/athletics-2023-draft-signings-tracker|title=Athletics Draft signing tracker|website=MLB.com|date=July 17, 2023|access-date=July 17, 2023}} In 2023 he played 2 games for the Arizona Complex League Athletics and 32 games for the Stockton Ports. In 2024 he played the entire season for the Ports.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=naylor000myl Myles Naylor]
Personal life
He is the younger brother of Cleveland Guardians and Arizona Diamondbacks players Bo Naylor and Josh Naylor, respectively.{{cite web |last1=Noga |first1=Joe |title=Myles Naylor, youngest sibling of Guardians brothers Josh and Bo, picked 39th by Oakland in MLB Draft |url=https://www.cleveland.com/guardians/2023/07/myles-naylor-youngest-sibling-of-guardians-brothers-josh-and-bo-picked-39th-by-oakland-in-mlb-draft.html?outputType=amp |website=Cleveland.com |date=10 July 2023 |access-date=10 July 2023}}{{cite web |last1=Al-Khateeb |first1=Zac |title=Meet Josh Naylor's brothers: Bo, Myles up next in Guardians star's baseball family tree |url=https://www.sportingnews.com/us/amp/mlb/news/josh-naylor-brothers-bo-myles-guardians-baseball-family/i5239oajyipw0xrbenxanzem |website=Sporting News |date=10 July 2023 |access-date=10 July 2023}}
References
External links
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Category:Baseball third basemen
Category:Canadian baseball players
Category:Arizona Complex League Athletics players
Category:Stockton Ports players
Category:Canadian expatriate baseball players in the United States
Category:Black Canadian baseball players