Cleveland Guardians Josh Naylor to rehab this week at Canal Park

(AKRON, OHIO) August 28, 2023 – Cleveland Guardians first baseman Josh Naylor is scheduled to play on a rehab assignment with the Akron RubberDucks in Tuesday, Thursday and Friday's games against the Bowie Baysox at Canal Park. Tuesday and Thursday’s games will be 6:35 p.m. starts, Friday’s game will be a 7:05 p.m. start.

Naylor is appearing in his first rehab game since being placed on the 10-day injured list on Aug. 1 with a right oblique strain. The first baseman is batting .306 with 15 home runs and 79 RBI in 96 games played for the Guardians this season.

Naylor was acquired by Cleveland from the San Diego Padres on Aug. 31, 2020 along with Cal Quantrill, Austin Hedges, Owen Miller, Gabriel Arias and Joey Cantillo for Mike Clevinger and Greg Allen.

In 421 games between San Diego and Cleveland, Naylor is batting .267 with 51 home runs and 217 RBI.

The Mississauga, ON, Canada native was Miami’s first round pick (12th overall) in the 2015 draft out of Saint Joan of Arc High School (Canada).

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The Akron RubberDucks are the Double-A affiliate of the Cleveland Guardians. The RubberDucks season at Canal Park runs all summer long through September 17. Fans can purchase tickets by calling 330-253-5151 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays, or visit akronrubberducks.com/. For more information about the team, please call 330-253-5151, visit the website at akronrubberducks.com, Facebook page facebook.com/AkronRubberDucks, or on Twitter @AkronRubberDuck, and Instagram @akronrubberducks.