Beau Taylor (baseball)

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Beau Taylor
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Taylor with the Nashville Sounds
Oakland Athletics
Catcher
Born: (1990-02-13) February 13, 1990 (age 29)
Rockledge, Florida
Bats: LeftThrows: Right
MLB debut
September 1, 2018, for the Oakland Athletics
MLB statistics
(through 2018 season)
Batting average .200
Home runs 0
Runs batted in 0
Teams

Beau Ritchie Taylor (born February 13, 1990) is an American professional baseball catcher in the Oakland Athletics organization. He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Athletics.

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Career

Taylor attended Rockledge High School in Rockledge, Florida and the University of Central Florida (UCF). [1] He played for the UCF Knights baseball team, joining the team as a third baseman but converting to catcher to keep his scholarship. [2] The Oakland Athletics selected him in the fifth round of the 2011 MLB draft. [1] He was suspended for the first 50 games of the 2017 season due to testing positive for Adderall without a prescription. He became a free agent after the 2017 season, and signed a new contract with the Athletics. [3]

Rockledge High School

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Taylor was promoted to the major leagues on September 1, 2018. [4] He elected free agency on November 2, 2018. He resigned a minor league deal on November 9, 2018.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Beau Taylor among local players inching toward the majors". Floridatoday.com. October 14, 2014. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
  2. ↑ Hadorn, Christopher (June 17, 2016). "Rockhounds: Converted infielder Taylor thriving behind the plate". Midland Reporter-Telegram. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
  3. ↑ Slusser, Susan (March 2, 2018). "A's catcher Beau Taylor is back on track after drug suspension". SFGate. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
  4. ↑ https://twitter.com/MLBRosterMoves/status/1035969850798231554
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