SEATTLE -- When Josh Naylor was acquired by the Mariners ahead of the Trade Deadline, he knew there was a possibility that he’d be away from the team for a brief blip should the club reach the postseason, with he and his wife expecting the birth of their first child in early October.

And now with that exciting moment nearly here, the Mariners are bracing for the possibility that the slugging first baseman will be on the paternity list at some point during the American League Division Series against the Tigers.

MLB’s paternity leave policy is the same in the postseason as the regular season, allowing a player to miss up to three days -- and his club can replace him on its roster during the absence.

Naylor was included on Seattle’s 26-man ALDS roster , released on Saturday morning, an

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