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SEATTLE -- On a recent getaway day in which the Mariners were trekking from T-Mobile Park to the East Coast, Josh Naylor meandered giddily through the home locker room seeking out Tucker, the clubhouse dog .

“I’ve got some treats for him before we go,” the slugger said in passing.

Naylor finally found the 7-year-old mixed Labrador , who was just as happy when reuniting with his new friend, in large part because the first baseman has become an easy target for said treats. And the moment was a microcosm to how rapidly Naylor has fit into his new environment after being acquired from the D-backs ahead of the Trade Deadl

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