Overview
- Sources say the five-year pact is pending a physical, with no official team announcement yet.
- ESPN reports it as the offseason’s first major free-agent signing.
- Contract terms were not immediately disclosed.
- After a July trade, Naylor produced a .299/.341/.490 line with 9 homers and 19 steals for Seattle, then hit .340 with 3 homers in 12 postseason games.
- The move fits Seattle’s plan to keep its AL West–winning core together, with decisions still looming on Eugenio Suárez and Jorge Polanco.