Brewers acquire Bo Naylor

The Milwaukee Brewers have acquired catcher Bo Naylor (Mississauga, Ont.) from the Cleveland Guardians. Photo: Milwaukee Brewers

Aug. 1, 2026

By Kevin Glew

Canadian Baseball Network

The Milwaukee Brewers have acquired Canadian catcher Bo Naylor from the Cleveland Guardians.

Naylor (Mississauga, Ont.) is headed to Milwaukee along with right-hander Codi Heuer in exchange for right-hander Craig Yoho and outfielder Blake Perkins.

The teams announced the transaction on social media on Saturday morning.

Naylor has played the bulk of 2026 with the Guardians’ triple-A Columbus Clippers after the Guardians acquired Patrick Bailey on May 9. Naylor was also mired in a long slump with the Guardians at the time.

In 45 games with the Clippers, he put together a .225/.344/.437 slash line and a .781 OPS. He had seven home runs and 24 RBIs.

He batted .143 with two home runs and seven RBIs to begin the season with the Guardians.

The 26-year-old Naylor had been the Guardians’ regular catcher in 2024 and 2025. He belted a career-high 14 home runs in 2025 and batted .353 in four games for Canada at this year’s World Baseball Classic.

An Ontario Blue Jays and Junior National Team graduate, Naylor was selected in the first round of the MLB draft by the Guardians in 2018. His stretch with the Clippers this year represented his first in the minors since 2023.

In total in 346 MLB games, Naylor has 40 home runs and 125 RBIs.

The Brewers have All-Star William Contreras as their starting catcher and veteran Gary Sanchez as his back-up, so it’s uncertain if Naylor will report to the big league club or be assigned to triple-A.