Guardians’ Josh Naylor says Gerrit Cole is his ‘little f—ing son’ after launching house run

Cleveland Guardians designated hitter Josh Naylor bought a maintain of a fastball off New York Yankees starter Gerrit Cole, sending it over the proper middle discipline wall for a solo house run throughout Game 4 of the ALDS on Sunday evening.

And boy, did he have fun.

Naylor was animated as he trotted across the bases and was “rocking” an imaginary child as he seemed to be yelling towards his dugout. But that was additionally within the path of Cole.

Josh Naylor of the Cleveland Guardians runs the bases after hitting a house run in opposition to the New York Yankees through the fourth inning in Game 4 of the American League Division Series at Progressive Field on Oct. 16, 2022, in Cleveland.
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Naylor additionally gave the impression to be saying that Cole was his “little f—ing son” as he rounded the bases. He even yelled it into the digicam as soon as he touched house plate to chop the Yankees’ result in 3-2.

Being that it is a sport by which the Guardians may punch their ticket to the ALCS, feelings had been operating excessive all by means of Progressive Field, and Naylor clearly fed off it.

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This is also one thing that he’s identified to do. Triston McKenzie advised MLB.com that Naylor “calls them his son” when he hits house runs, “therefore the rocking the ball as he runs across the bases.”

Josh Naylor of the Cleveland Guardians hits a house run in opposition to the New York Yankees through the fourth inning in Game 4 of the American League Division Series at Progressive Field on Oct. 16, 2022, in Cleveland.
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Entering the sport, Naylor was 1-for-9 off Cole with a homer that he hit in July of this season. Cole had 4 strikeouts of Naylor. 

In his subsequent at-bat off Cole, Naylor grounded out to shortstop Oswaldo Cabrera.

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But may the Yankees use that celebration as some gasoline of their elimination sport? In the highest of the sixth, Giancarlo Stanton’s sacrifice fly pushed their lead again to 2 runs as some hits discovered the bats of Aaron Judge and Anthony Rizzo. 

All we are able to say is pressure is excessive and the followers in Cleveland and wherever else are on the sting of their seats, as house runs like Naylor’s could be defining at-bats on this ALDS. 

Josh Naylor of the Cleveland Guardians runs the bases after hitting a house run in opposition to the New York Yankees through the fourth inning in Game 4 of the American League Division Series at Progressive Field on Oct. 16, 2022, in Cleveland.
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The Guardians took the pivotal Game 3 victory on Saturday evening, a walk-off by Oscar Gonzalez with the bases loaded and all the way down to the workforce’s final strike to win the sport, 6-5. New York had a 5-3 lead heading into the inning.