American baseball player
Baseball player
Michael David Taylor (born December 19, 1985) is an American former professional baseball outfielder . He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Oakland Athletics and Chicago White Sox from 2011 through 2014.
Early life
Taylor was born in Cheverly, Maryland , and graduated from Apopka High School in Apopka, Florida .[ 1] He played college baseball at Stanford University .[ 2] In 2006, he played collegiate summer baseball in the Cape Cod Baseball League for the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox .[ 3] [ 4]
Baseball career
Philadelphia Phillies
Taylor was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the fifth round of the 2007 Major League Baseball Draft out of Stanford University.[ 5] At the end of the 2009 season, he was one of two players given the Paul Owens Award , for best pitcher and best position player (which went to Taylor) in the Phillies' farm system.[ 6] He was also selected as the Eastern League Rookie of the Year while playing for the Reading Phillies .
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 the Oakland Athletics, 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, the A's traded Taylor to the Chicago White Sox in exchange for right handed pitcher Jake Sanchez .[ 11] On October 24, 2014 Taylor was outrighted to Triple A and later that same day he elected free agency. On January 22, 2015, Taylor resigned on a minor league deal.[ 12]
On March 10, 2015, Taylor announced his retirement from baseball.[ 13]
References
^ "Michael Taylor Stats" . Baseball Almanac. Retrieved December 10, 2012 .
^ "Michael Taylor Stats" . Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved December 10, 2012 .
^ "Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League" (PDF) . capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved September 25, 2019 .
^ "2006 Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox" . thebaseballcube.com. Retrieved September 23, 2021 .
^ Phillies Take Taylor in Fifth Round Archived May 2, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
^ "Drabek, Taylor named Phils minor leaguers of year" . Philly.com. September 2, 2009. Retrieved December 10, 2012 .
^ "Phillies complete Halladay deal" . ESPN.com . December 17, 2009. Retrieved January 23, 2015 .
^ Mayo, Jonathan & Winston, Lisa (December 16, 2009). "Seven prospects involved in blockbuster" . MLB.com . Archived from the original on December 20, 2009. Retrieved December 17, 2009 .
^ Stanford's Michael Taylor makes his debut with the Oakland Athletics
^ Baer, Bill (March 29, 2014). "Athletics designate Michael Taylor for assignment" . NBC Sports. Retrieved January 23, 2015 .
^ Joe, Stiglich (June 14, 2014). "A's trade outfielder Michael Taylor to White Sox" . CSN Bay Area. Archived from the original on October 21, 2014. Retrieved January 23, 2015 .
^ "Soto, Penny get minors deals" . ESPN.com . Associated Press. January 22, 2015. Retrieved January 23, 2015 .
^ Adams, Steve (March 10, 2015). "Minor Moves: Michael Taylor, Kevin Vance" . mlbtraderumors.com . Retrieved March 11, 2015 .
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