Major Leagues
He made the Twins out of Spring training 1996, and made his major league debut against the Detroit Tigers in the second game of the season. He went 3-2 with a 3.79 ERA, and earned four saves in 49 games his rookie season, but was shut down late in the season due to a circulatory problem in his right arm. His role soon diminished as he spent the next two seasons going back-and-forth to the disabled list and doing rehab stints in the minors. In 1997 and 1998, Naulty went a combined 1-3 with a 5.53 ERA and one save at the major league level. He tore his right groin off his pelvis in his final game as a Twin on July 11, 1998. Following the season, he was traded to the New York Yankees for minor league prospect Allen Butler.
He went 1-0 with a 4.38 ERA doing mostly mop up duty with the Yankees (the Yankees were 6-27 in games Naulty appeared in). Though he did not make a post-season appearance, he earned a World Series ring with the Yankees in 1999. After just one season in New York, Naulty was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers for minor league first baseman Nick Leach. The Dodgers released him during Spring training 2000. He soon caught on with the Kansas City Royals, however, after just 1.2 innings with the Omaha Golden Spikes, in which he gave up eight walks and nine earned runs, he was released. After a brief stint with the independent Atlantic League's Atlantic City Surf, Naulty retired to become a pastor.
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