CLEVELAND (AP) — Guardians slugger Josh Naylor has fortunately headbutted his supervisor and pretended to rock a child after delivering clutch hits lately.
He added one other memorable celebration to the listing Saturday.
Naylor deliberately struck himself on the helmet together with his bat as he watched his two-run, go-ahead homer clear the fence in Cleveland’s 6-3 victory over the Oakland Athletics.
“Josh provides a dynamic to our lineup that we actually want and he does it day-after-day,” stated left fielder Steven Kwan, who scored on the hit. “If you’re having enjoyable, the stress is much less.”
The animated Naylor used a two-handed smack to his head whereas passing the visiting dugout, then spiked the lumber onto the grass, however stated the contact didn’t “actually” harm. The fifth inning shot to right-center got here off starter Alex Wooden.
“It was a cool second, however it was for the boys and that’s all I actually play for,” Naylor stated.
Naylor is hitting .429 with 5 homers, 11 RBIs and eight runs in eight house video games this season for the Guardians, an American League-best 15-6.
First-year supervisor Stephen Vogt has but to be bodily concerned in considered one of his outbursts — in contrast to former Cleveland skipper Terry Francona, the recipient of Naylor’s headbutt — however has no subject with them.
“That’s Josh Naylor, man, he’s emotional and charismatic,” Vogt stated. “So long as he didn’t concuss himself, I’m all proper with the celebration.”
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