Missions' Naylor clubs first Double-A homer
Fresh off a trip to Florida to play in his second Futures Games and watch his brother compete in the High School Home Run Derby, Josh Naylor recorded another milestone in his fourth contest with Double-A San Antonio.The Padres' No. 12 prospect cracked a two-run homer for his first Texas
Fresh off a trip to Florida to play in his second Futures Games and watch his brother compete in the High School Home Run Derby,
The Padres' No. 12 prospect cracked a two-run homer for his first Texas League long ball in the Missions' 9-7, 13-inning win over Frisco on Saturday night at Dr Pepper Ballpark. Naylor also had two singles, walked once and scored twice.
With San Antonio trailing, 4-3, in the seventh,
Prior to his promotion on Tuesday, Naylor batted .297/.361/.452 with eight homers and 45 RBIs in 72 games with Class A Advanced Lake Elsinore. He has five hits in his first 19 at-bats with San Antonio.
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Naylor, who was sent to the Padres lat July in the Trade Deadline deal that sent pitcher
The Ontario, Canada native played five innings of this year's game, going 1-for-2 with an RBI single. The 20-year-old was also a participant in the 2014 High School Home Run Derby, and, on Sunday, he saw his brother, Noah, fall in the finals to champion Nolan Gorman.
Josh Naylor was joined on the World Team roster by
The first of Naylor's singles came in a two-run rally in the ninth that tied the game, 7-7. He also singled with one out in the 11th.
Facing Jose Valdespina (0-1) in the 13th, Torres snapped the tie with a one-out double to right that scored Schulz. After Naylor popped out,
Torres and France each collected four hits.
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