Trade season is getting off to a hot start a week before the Deadline, with the D-backs dealing slugger Josh Naylor to the Mariners, sources told MLB.com on Thursday night.

Naylor is looking forward to the opportunity to bat cleanup in his first game with Seattle against the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night.

The Seattle Mariners acquired first baseman Josh Naylor from the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press, as the franchise tries to beef up it’s ro...