Josh Naylor has fit right in with the Seattle Mariners in the month since joining them in a trade from the Arizona Diamondbacks.
But before he came to Seattle, at least one of his new teammates was pretty sure Naylor didn’t care for him. Luckily, that player now has the full picture and knows it wasn’t the case.
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In a conversation with Seattle Sports’ Wyman and Bob, Mariners shortstop J.P. Crawford was asked by host Bob Stelton if he’d had much interaction with Naylor prior to the trade.
Crawford’s response was hilarious, and completely in line with everything M’s fans have learned about Naylor.
“I would try to talk to him at first base but he would always give me short, one-word answers, so I thought he hated me,” Crawfor