Surging Josh Naylor slams Mariners past Orioles

Josh Naylor has been picking up steam lately for the Seattle Mariners, and he came up with his biggest hit of the season thus far Monday night.

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Naylor turned on a 95 mph fastball on the high inside corner from Baltimore’s Anthony Nunez and snuck it just over the tall wall in right field at Camden Yards for a grand slam, giving the M’s a 5-1 lead in the fifth inning. The Mariners went on to win 6-3 to improve their AL West-leading record to 35-32.

did somebody order a grand salami? pic.twitter.com/24vWvBWPTp

— Seattle Mariners (@Mariners) June 9, 2026

It’s been a big past few days for Naylor, who has gone 7 for 17 (.412) since Seattle opened a 10-game road trip Friday. But that’s just part of a larger trend for the veteran first baseman.

Naylor got off to a rough start to the season, as he was just 6 for 59 (.102) with no extra-base hits through his first 15 games. But entering Monday, he had slashed .308/.362/.445 for an .805 OPS with six home runs, seven doubles, 22 runs scored and 24 RBIs over a 43-game stretch. On top of that, he has 12 stolen bases on 15 attempts.

Naylor only added to that all on Monday, coming up with his 19th multi-hit game of the year.

rye bread and mustard type of monday pic.twitter.com/8TwjlAEhf5

— Seattle Mariners (@Mariners) June 9, 2026

Seattle made a key trade ahead of the deadline last July to get Naylor from the Arizona Diamondbacks, and he proved to be an important part of the team that reached Game 7 of the American League Championship Series for the first time in franchise history. The midseason acquisition went so well that the 28-year-old Naylor signed early in the offseason to a five-year, $92.5 million contract.

Naylor and the Mariners will continue their four-game series in Baltimore with Game 2 at 3:35 p.m. Tuesday. Mariners Radio Network coverage on Seattle Sports will begin at 2:30 with the pregame show.

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