Baseball career
Oakland Athletics
On December 16,2009,Taylor was traded to the Toronto Blue Jays with Kyle Drabek and Travis D'Arnaud in exchange for Roy Halladay. [7] The Blue Jays immediately traded him to the Oakland Athletics for Brett Wallace. [8] He spent the entire 2010 season at Triple-A Sacramento and played in the Arizona Fall League.
On September 2,2011,Taylor made his major league debut with Oakland,batting ninth and playing right field. [9] In total,his brief 2011 stint with the A's included 11 games,6 hits,1 HR,1 RBI and a .200 batting average.
Taylor was designated for assignment by the Athletics on March 29,2014. [10]
Chicago White Sox
On June 14,2014,the A's traded Taylor to the Chicago White Sox in exchange for Jake Sanchez. [11] On October 24,Taylor was removed from the 40-man roster and sent outright to the Triple-A Charlotte Knights and later that same day he elected free agency.
On January 10,2015,Taylor re-signed with Chicago on a minor league contract. [12] On March 10,Taylor announced his retirement from professional baseball. [13]
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