He attended Saint Joan of Arc Catholic Secondary School in Mississauga, Ontario, and was selected by the Marlins as the 12th pick in the 2015 Major League Baseball Draft. Naylor attended Saint Joan of Arc Catholic Secondary School in Mississauga, Ontario.
He made the Canadian junior national baseball team at the age of 15, winning the silver medal at the Under-18 Baseball World Cup held in South of Korea in 2012. In 2014, Naylor was chosen as one of the ten high school invitees to the MLB Junior Select Home Run Derby during the MLB All-Star Week at Target Field, becoming the first Canadian to participate in the event. He finished in second place.
Later in 2014, he appeared in the Perfect Game All-American Classic at Petco Park and the Under Armor All-America Game at Wrigley Field.
Naylor has committed to enroll at Texas Technical University to play college baseball for the Texas Technical Red Raiders baseball team In 2015, Perfect Game ranked Naylor among the top 50 available prospects available in the 2015 Major League Baseball Draft, and he made Baseball America"s High School All-American first team
The Miami Marlins selected Naylor in the first round, with the 12th overall selection, of the 2015 MLB Draft. He signed with the Marlins after his June 25 graduation from Saint Joan of Arc for a reported signing bonus of $2.25 million, and was assigned to the Gulf Coast Marlins of the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League for his professional debut.
Player profile
Naylor is 6 feet 1 inch (185 m) tall and weighs 225 pounds (102 kg).
He profiles as a power hitter, and Greg Hamilton, the coach of the Canadian national junior team, described Naylor"s hitting approach as "advanced". Naylor is the eldest of three sons born to Chris and Jenice Naylor in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.
