Michael Taylor Notable

b. March 26, 1991 · Washington Nationals 2014–2020, Kansas City Royals 2021–2022, Minnesota Twins 2023, Pittsburgh Pirates 2024, Chicago White Sox 2025

Michael Taylor played for five clubs across 12 seasons as a center fielder, opening with the Washington Nationals in 2014 and closing with the Chicago White Sox in 2025.

Across 1,216 games he batted .232, with 807 hits and 427 runs. He finished with 109 home runs, 156 doubles and 128 stolen bases. He went 0 and 0 with a 9.00 earned run average, pitching 2 innings in 1 game. He struck out 2.

He played 1,133 games in the outfield, with 2,436 putouts and 26 errors.

He was born in Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA on March 26, 1991. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed. He has not retired; our record has no final game for him.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
Gold Glove	1	2021

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
2014	WSN	17	39	5	8	3	0	1	5	3	17	0	.205
2015	WSN	138	472	49	108	15	2	14	63	35	158	16	.229
2016	WSN	76	221	28	51	11	0	7	16	14	77	14	.231
2017	WSN	118	399	55	108	23	3	19	53	29	137	17	.271
2018	WSN	134	353	46	80	22	3	6	28	29	116	24	.227
2019	WSN	53	88	10	22	7	0	1	3	7	34	6	.250
2020	WSN	38	92	11	18	6	0	5	16	6	27	0	.196
2021	KCR	142	483	58	118	16	1	12	54	33	144	14	.244
2022	KCR	124	414	49	105	10	3	9	43	35	109	4	.254
2023	MIN	129	355	48	78	14	1	21	51	26	130	13	.220
2024	PIT	113	269	35	52	9	1	5	21	23	105	12	.193
2025	CHW	134	295	33	59	20	1	9	35	23	110	8	.200
Career	—	1216	3480	427	807	156	15	109	388	263	1164	128	.232

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2022	KCR	0	0	1	0	0	2.0	5	2	2	2	9.00
Career	—	0	0	1	0	0	2.0	5	2	2	2	9.00

On this day & linked events

1991

Born March 26, 1991

Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA

2014

Major-league debut: Michael Taylor

Michael Taylor made a major-league debut on August 12, 2014.

Image: Arturo Pardavila III / UCinternational, CC BY 2.0