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Bo Naylor Youngest Player Since Manny Ramirez To Do This For Cleveland

Bo Naylor is the youngest Cleveland Guardian to hit homers in three consecutive starts since Manny Ramirez.

Tommy Wild

Bo Naylor Youngest Player Since Manny Ramirez To Do This For Cleveland
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Manny Ramirez was in town a few weeks ago to be inducted into the Cleveland Guardians Hall of Fame. He came up through Cleveland's organization and spent the first eight years of his career in the city.

Ramirez was one of the best hitters that ever put on a Cleveland uniform which is why he was honored by the organization. One young player is following in his footsteps with what they've done at the plate over the last handful of games.

Bo Naylor has been one of the Guardians' highest-ranked prospects for the last few seasons. He's an incredibly gifted catcher behind the plate, but what Bo can do in the batters' box is what separates him from normal backstops.

It took a while for Naylor to find his groove at the plate, but he's put it together in the month of August slugging .431 including three homer runs. Bo hit a home run off the Toronto Blue Jays and in games one and two against the Twins.

That's three home runs in his last three starts.

Bo is the youngest player to hit three straight homers in three consecutive starts since Manny Ramirez did this back in 1995, per Sarah Langs. 

This isn't to say that Naylor will one day be as good as Manny or needs to be to have a successful MLB career. Still, it does show that Bo is putting himself in good company as he finds his way in the Big Leagues. 

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