Tyler Naquin, who spent parts of two seasons with the Cincinnati Reds and last played in MLB in 2023 with the Chicago White Sox, signed a minor-league contract with the Cleveland Guardians, converted to a right-handed pitcher and reported to Goodyear, where both teams train.

The Cleveland Guardians brought back former outfielder Tyler Naquin on a minor league contract Thursday -- but this time around, he will try to make the team as a pitcher.

Now Naquin will attempt to follow the path of former Guardians relief pitcher Anthony Gose, who played five seasons as an outfielder for Toronto and Detroit before converting to a role as a relief pitcher in the Cleveland organization.

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Tyler Naquin is back in the Guardians organization, and he is going to try his hand (and arm) at a new position. The 33-year-old has signed a Minor League deal with Cleveland, and he will report to Minor League camp as a pitcher.

Former major league outfielder Tyler Naquin says his attempted comeback as a right-handed pitcher was over a year in the making

Tyler Naquin played five years in Cleveland before bouncing around the majors for a few seasons. Now he's back, but switching positions.

As he begins his attempted comeback at a new position, Cleveland Guardians right-hander Tyler Naquin says his transition from playing outfield to pitching was more than a year in the making. Naquin, who played the outfield for four major-league teams from 2016-23,