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Posts tagged as “Tyler Naquin”

  • Drafted in the 1st round (15th overall) in 2012.
  • Made Opening Day roster in 2016 and made his debut as a pinch-hitter on Opening Day.
  • Hit walk-off inside-the-park HR on Aug. 19, 2016 versus Blue Jays.
  • Entered August 2016 hitting .335 but pitchers figured him out and he hit .234 the rest of the way, and .255 from 2017 through the end of his career.
  • Made postseason roster in 2016 and went 4-23 (.174) with a strikeout in 14 of his 25 plate appearances (56%), including five strikeouts in nine plate appearances in World Series.
  • Mostly played center field early in his career but lacked the tools to play the position. 2016 season ranked 223rd out of 230 qualifying center fielders from 2010 through 2016 in Defensive Runs Saved.
  • Historically poor numbers against fastballs, especially up in the zone, effectively ended his career despite strong numbers against other pitches.
  • During Cleveland career, Naquin hit .100 with a 45% whiff rate on fastballs in the upper third of the zone (MLB avg: .250 BA, 24% whiff rate).
  • Signed with Reds as a free agent after 2020 season.

Bo Naylor walk-off

July 3, 2024

Bo Naylor collected a walk-off RBI on a pinch-hit sacrifice fly last night against the White Sox. It was just the 5th pinch-hit walk-off sac fly for Cleveland over the last 100 years.

The others:

Smith’s walk-off in 1976 gave the Indians a 1-0 victory and secured a 10-inning shutout for . Eck and had taken dueling shutouts into extra innings.

2 Homers and Shutout

July 31, 2023

Jose Ramirez belted two home runs on Sunday afternoon as Cleveland shutout the White Sox behind and the bullpen.

Dating back to 2000, it was the 16th time a Cleveland hitter had a multi-homer game in a shutout, and the fifth time it has involved Ramirez.

Here’s the rest list with the hitter, followed by the starting pitcher:

Naquin’s awful start

March 30, 2019

is just the third player since 1908 with 3 strikeouts and zero times reaching base in each of the first two games of the season. 

The others:

  • Jason Varitek, 2008 Red Sox
  • Prince Fielder, 2006 Brewers