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Umpires refuse to sanction Josh Naylor's genius for Mariners in ALCS Game 7

When you're trying to get your team to the first World Series in its history, you do everything you can to gain every possible advantage. Just ask Josh Naylor, who literally put himself in the line of fire early in Game 7 of the American League Championship Series.

After he had driven in Julio Rodríguez with an RBI single to give the Seattle Mariners a 1-0 lead over the Toronto Blue Jays in the first inning, Naylor found himself running to second base on a one-out ground ball up the middle by Jorge Polanco. And then he found himself leaping into the throw to first base from Toronto third baseman Ernie Clement.