Playing career
Oakland Athletics
The Oakland Athletics selected Taylor in the fifth round,with the 166th overall selection,of the 2011 Major League Baseball draft. [1] He split his first professional season between the Low-A Vermont Lake Monsters and Single-A Burlington Bees. Taylor spent 2012 with the High-A Stockton Ports and Double-A Midland RockHounds,playing in 88 total games and hitting .292/.372/.381 with three home runs and 44 RBI. [4]
Taylor returned to Midland in 2013,hitting .191/.282/.266 with three home runs and 32 RBI across 76 appearances. He split the 2014 season between Midland and Stockton,slashing .272/.360/.424 with eight home runs and 53 RBI over 95 total appearances. [5] Taylor remainder with the two affiliates in 2015,batting .223/.322/.335 with six home runs,39 RBI,and two stolen bases in 85 games. [6] In 2016,Taylor spent his fifth consecutive season with Midland,playing in 95 contests and hitting .280/.383/.398 with five home runs and 53 RBI. [7]
Taylor was suspended for the first 50 games of the 2017 season due to testing positive for Adderall without a prescription. He ultimately played in 62 games split between Midland and the Triple-A Nashville Sounds,batting .295/.378/.424 with five home runs and 24 RBI. Taylor became a free agent after the 2017 season,and signed a new contract with the Athletics. [8]
On September 1,2018,Taylor was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time. [9] In seven games during his rookie campaign,he went 1–for–5 (.200) with one walk. On November 2,Taylor was removed from the 40–man roster and sent outright to Triple–A. [10] He rejected the assignment and elected free agency the same day. [11]
On November 9,2018,Taylor re-signed with Oakland on a minor league contract. [12] He was assigned to Triple–A Las Vegas to begin the season. On June 8,2019,Oakland added Taylor to their major league roster following an injury to Nick Hundley. [13] On June 18,Taylor hit his first major league home run off Gabriel Ynoa in a 16-2 victory over the Baltimore Orioles. [14] On August 14,Taylor was designated for assignment following the promotion of Corban Joseph. [15]
Toronto Blue Jays
On August 16,2019,Taylor was claimed off waivers by the Toronto Blue Jays. [16] He played in one game for Toronto,going 0–for–2,and spent most of his time with the Triple–A Buffalo Bisons. On September 7,Taylor was designated for assignment after Anthony Kay was promoted. [17]
Oakland Athletics (second stint)
On September 10,2019,the Oakland Athletics claimed Taylor off waivers. [18] On September 25,Taylor was designated for assignment. [19] He elected free agency on October 8.
Cleveland Indians
On December 6,2019,Taylor signed a minor league contract with the Cleveland Indians. [20] The Indians selected Taylor's contract on July 28,2020. Overall with the 2020 Cleveland Indians,Taylor batted .048 with no home runs and two RBI in seven games. [21] On March 27,2021,Taylor was designated for assignment. [22]
Cincinnati Reds
On April 3,2021,Taylor was claimed off waivers by the Cincinnati Reds. [23] [24] Taylor spent the 2021 season with the Triple-A Louisville Bats. He played in 75 games for Louisville,hitting .255 with 4 home runs and 23 RBI. On September 27,Taylor was designated for assignment by the Reds. [25] On October 13,Taylor elected free agency. [26]
Baltimore Orioles
On March 18,2022,Taylor signed a minor league contract with the Baltimore Orioles. [27] Taylor played in 23 games for the Triple-A Norfolk Tides,hitting .183/.352/.282 with 2 home runs and 5 RBI. He was released by the Orioles organization on July 20.
Oakland Athletics (third stint)
On July 29,2022,Taylor signed a minor league deal with the Oakland Athletics. Playing in 27 games for the Triple-A Las Vegas Aviators to close out the year,Taylor slashed .250/.375/.430 with 4 home runs and 13 RBI. He elected free agency following the season on November 10. [28]
Seattle Mariners
On April 9,2024,Taylor signed a minor league contract with the Seattle Mariners. [30] However,on April 14,it was announced that Taylor had retired and taken the first base coach role with the Mariners' Triple–A affiliate,the Tacoma Rainiers. [31]
On January 15,2025,Taylor came out of retirement and signed a minor league contract with the Mariners. [32] He did not appear for the organization however,and elected free agency following the season on November 6. [33]
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