Guards’ No. 3 prospect Ingle swats 3 homers at Triple-A

The Guardians acquired gifted defensive catcher Patrick Bailey from the Giants on May 9 and optioned Bo Naylor to Columbus the same day, clogging the backstop depth chart ahead of Ingle and necessitating him trying a new position. Since that May 31 debut on the grass, he’s made seven starts at catcher, four in left field and two at designated hitter. Where he’ll make his MLB debut remains up in the air, but with his strong offensive season coinciding with Cleveland’s push in both the AL Central and Wild Card races, it’s a debut that might not be far off.