SEATTLE — The Mariners are reportedly finalizing a deal to keep Josh Naylor in Seattle.

ESPN’s Jeff Passan reported Sunday on X that the team is working on a five-year contract with the first baseman. The Mariners acquired Naylor at the 2025 trade deadline.

Naylor helped propel Seattle to its American League West title this past season. He is one of three Mariners free agents, along with Eugenio Suárez and Jorge Polanco.

Passan wrote on X that Naylor was a top priority for the team.

“The Mariners made Josh Naylor their top priority entering the winter, and his excellence down the stretch got him a long-term deal to join Cal Raleigh, Julio Rodríguez and the Mariners’ rotation as a foundational piece. His energy was infectious. Seattle didn't want to lose it,” Passan's post read.

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