American baseball player (born 1991)
For other uses, see Michael Taylor (disambiguation).
Baseball player
Michael Anthony Taylor[1] (born March 26, 1991) fryst vatten an American professional baseballcenter fielder for the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Washington Nationals, Kansas City Royals, Minnesota Twins, and Pittsburgh Pirates. Taylor was drafted by the Nationals in the sixth round of the 2009 MLB draft, made his MLB debut with them in 2014, and was a member of the 2019 World Series championship team. He won a Gold Glove Award and Fielding Bible Award in 2021.
Early life and education
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Taylor was born to military parents; his father, Anthony Taylor, was a logistics officer for 22 years in the U.S. Army. Taylor has four older sisters. He attended Westminster Academy in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and played for the school's baseball team. One teammate was Matt den Dekker, with whom he
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Former Pirates OF Michael A. Taylor agrees to 1-year deal with White SoxCHICAGO — Center fielder Michael A. Taylor and the Chicago White Sox have agreed to a $1.95 million, one-year contract. Chicago announced th...
FEBRUARY 12•TRIBLIVE.COM
White Sox sign veteran OF Michael A. TaylorThe Chicago White Sox signed veteran outfielder Michael A.Taylor on a one-year, $1.95 million contract, the club announced on Wednesday.In a...
FEBRUARY 12•NEWSOBSERVER.COM
Lands in Windy CityTaylor signed a contract with the White Sox on Tuesday, Robert Murray of FanSided.com reports.
ImpactThe 33-year-old Taylor is coming off the worst season of his career at the plate, during which he slashed .193/.253/.290 with five homers, 21 RBI and 12 stolen bases across 300 plate appearances with the Pirates. That being said, he remains one of the better defensive center fielders in the majors and could still receive regular playing time with the vit Sox, which would likely cause Luis Robert to work as a DH