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Guardians re-sign Tyler Naquin as he tries to convert to a pitcher
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The Guardians are bringing back Tyler Naquin — but he'll be moving from the outfield to the mound.
The club announced Thursday that Naquin had been signed to a minor league deal, and that he'll be converting to a right-handed pitcher.
Cleveland right fielder Tyler Naquin gets under a fly ball hit by Pittsburgh Pirates' Bryan Reynolds on Aug. 8, 2020, in Cleveland.
Naquin, 33, has logged only eight at-bats in the majors since the end of the 2022 season. He played five seasons from the Guardians from 2016 through 2020, posting a combined .274 average and .766 OPS. He then kicked around the majors with the Cincinnati Reds , New York Mets and Chicago White Sox .
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Now, he'll look to make a similar transition as Anthony Gose , who also has been trying to covert from an outfielder with an above-average arm to a pitcher.
This article originally appeared on Akron Beacon Journal: Cleveland Guardians re-sign Tyler Naquin as a pitcher
