Josh Naylor and the Mariners are close to finalizing a five-year contract for the first baseman to return to Seattle, according to a report from ESPN's Jeff Passan. The club has not confirmed the news.

Naylor is coming off a tremendous postseason performance that raised his profile across the wider baseball world. The slugging first baseman hit .417 with three home runs for the Mariners in the American League Championship Series against the Blue Jays this past fall after producing a career-best 3.1 b WAR during the regular season.

Although he began the 2025 campaign with the D-backs, Naylor ended up in Seattle, helping the M’s win their first division title in 24 years and get within one game of the World Series. Prior to being dealt to the Mariners ahead of the July 31 Trade Deadline

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