Blake Taylor
Blake Taylor | |
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Texas Rangers – No. 62 | |
Pitcher | |
Born: Orange, California, U.S. | August 17, 1995|
Bats: Left Throws: Left | |
MLB debut | |
July 24, 2020, for the Houston Astros | |
MLB statistics (through 2022 season) | |
Win–loss record | 7–6 |
Earned run average | 3.06 |
Strikeouts | 67 |
Teams | |
Blake Michael Taylor (born August 17, 1995) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Texas Rangers organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Houston Astros. Taylor was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2nd round of the 2013 MLB draft. He is a member of the Great Britain national team.
Career
Taylor attended Dana Hills High School in Dana Point, California.[1]
Pittsburgh Pirates
Taylor was drafted by the
New York Mets
On June 14, 2014, Taylor was traded to the
In 2015, Taylor split the season between the GCL and the
In 2019, Taylor split the season between St. Lucie, the Binghamton Rumble Ponies, and the Syracuse Mets, combining to go 2–3 with a 2.16 ERA over 66+2⁄3 innings. Following the 2019 season, Taylor played for the Scottsdale Scorpions of the Arizona Fall League.[4] On November 4, 2019, Taylor was added to the Mets' 40-man roster.[5]
Houston Astros
On December 5, 2019, Taylor and
In 2020, he was 2–1 with one save and a 2.18 ERA in which he pitched 20+2⁄3 innings over 22 relief appearances.[8] In 2021, he was 4–4 with a 3.16 ERA.[8] In 50 relief appearances, he pitched 42+2⁄3 innings.[8]
On June 4, 2022, the Astros placed Taylor on the 15-day injured list due to left elbow discomfort and transferred him to the 60-day injured list on July 1, 2022.[9] The Astros activated Taylor on September 13, and assigned him to the Triple-A Sugar Land Space Cowboys of the Pacific Coast League.[10] On the season, he pitched in 19 games for Houston and logged a 3.94 ERA with 9 strikeouts in 16.0 innings of work.
On January 13, 2023, Taylor avoided arbitration with the Astros, agreeing to a one-year, $830K contract for the season.[11] After beginning the year in Triple–A, Taylor was designated for assignment by Houston following the waiver claim of Jake Cousins on July 31.[12] On August 4, he was released by the Astros organization.[13]
Texas Rangers
On January 25, 2024, Taylor signed a minor league contract with the Texas Rangers.[14]
International
In September 2016, Taylor was selected for
References
- ^ Adam Rubin (June 14, 2014). "Taylor is player to be named in Ike deal". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
- ^ Steve Breazeale (June 7, 2013). "Blake Taylor Selected No. 51 Overall by Pirates in MLB Draft". Dana Point Times. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
- ^ "LHP Blake Taylor acquired from Pittsburgh to complete trade". MLB.com. June 14, 2014. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
- ^ Mike Rosenbaum (October 1, 2019). "Another homegrown arm on display in AFL". MLB.com. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
- ^ "Mets roster notes". MLB.com. November 4, 2019. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
- ^ "Astros acquire two prospects for Mets in exchange for Marisnick". MLB.com. December 5, 2019. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
- ^ Alyson Footer (August 18, 2020). "Bielak stifles Rox in Astros' 5th straight win". MLB.com. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
- ^ a b c "Blake Taylor stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
- ^ Van Doren, Kenny (July 29, 2022). "Report: Houston Astros lefty Blake Taylor begins throwing". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
- ^ Rome, Chandler (September 13, 2022). "Astros' Blake Taylor activated from injured list, assigned to Sugar Land". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
- ^ Dierkes, Tim (January 13, 2023). "2023 MLB Arbitration Tracker". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
- ^ "Astros' Blake Taylor: Pushed off 40-man roster". cbssports.com. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
- ^ "Blake Taylor, Joe Pérez clear waivers, released by Astros". m-houstonchronicle.com. 4 August 2023. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
- ^ "Rangers' Blake Taylor: Invited to Rangers camp". cbssports.com. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
- ^ "Blake Taylor Stats, Fantasy & News". MLB.com. Major League Baseball. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet