Cleveland Guardians first baseman Josh Naylor (22) hits an RBI single in the third inning against the New York Yankees during Game 4 of the ALCS. Ken Blaze-Imagn Images

Watch: Guardians slugger reaches for absurd RBI hit in ALCS Game 4

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports
By Darryn Albert | Last updated Oct 18, 2024 9:54 PM ET

Josh Naylor was out there paying tribute to Vladimir Guerrero Sr. during Friday’s game.

In the third inning of his team’s ALCS Game 4 showdown against the New York Yankees, the Cleveland Guardians slugger managed to get a pretty wacky RBI hit. With a runner on second and one out, Naylor reached way out of the zone to get to a 2-2 Luis Gil changeup. He was somehow able to not only get contact on the ball, but poke it the opposite way to right field for an RBI single.

Naylor hits a pitch in the other batter's box for an RBI pic.twitter.com/uD5qBH79Gk

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That was a good five or six baseball lengths off the plate, but it didn’t matter for Naylor. The 2024 All-Star had a career-high 108 RBI during the regular season and got another one there to cut the Yankees' lead to 3-2.

This series is a little bit personal for Naylor, who already got into it with the Yankees during a 2022 playoff matchup against them. The Yankees still lead the ALCS 2-1 though, so Cleveland will need a bit more than the occasional bloop hit from their top lefty power bat.

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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