Michael Taylor
Michael Anthony Taylor
Born: March 26, 1991
Fort Lauderdale, FL USA
Primary Position: CF
All Position(s) Played: P, 1B, RF, CF, LF, OF, DH, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 215
Career: 2014-2025
Draft: Round 6 (2009 June Amateur Draft, Washington Nationals)
School: Westminster Academy
Minor League Statistics
Michael Taylor compiled a career batting average of .232 with 109 home runs and 388 RBI in his 1350-game career with the Washington Nationals, Kansas City Royals, Minnesota Twins, Pittsburgh Pirates and Chicago White Sox. He began playing during the 2014 season and last took the field during the 2025 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | NL | Washington Nationals | 17 | 43 | 39 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 17 | .205 | .279 | .359 | .638 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | NL | Washington Nationals | 138 | 511 | 472 | 49 | 108 | 15 | 2 | 14 | 63 | 16 | 3 | 35 | 158 | .229 | .282 | .358 | .640 | 169 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 2016 | NL | Washington Nationals | 76 | 237 | 221 | 28 | 51 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 77 | .231 | .278 | .376 | .654 | 83 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | NL | Washington Nationals | 118 | 432 | 399 | 55 | 108 | 23 | 3 | 19 | 53 | 17 | 7 | 29 | 137 | .271 | .320 | .486 | .806 | 194 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2018 | NL | Washington Nationals | 134 | 385 | 353 | 46 | 80 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 24 | 6 | 29 | 116 | .227 | .287 | .357 | .644 | 126 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | NL | Washington Nationals | 53 | 97 | 88 | 10 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 34 | .250 | .305 | .364 | .669 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | NL | Washington Nationals | 38 | 99 | 92 | 11 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 27 | .196 | .253 | .424 | .676 | 39 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 142 | 528 | 483 | 58 | 118 | 16 | 1 | 12 | 54 | 14 | 7 | 33 | 144 | .244 | .297 | .356 | .653 | 172 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 2022 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 124 | 456 | 414 | 49 | 105 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 43 | 4 | 2 | 35 | 109 | .254 | .313 | .357 | .670 | 148 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 129 | 388 | 355 | 48 | 78 | 14 | 1 | 21 | 51 | 13 | 1 | 26 | 130 | .220 | .278 | .442 | .720 | 157 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 113 | 300 | 269 | 35 | 52 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 23 | 105 | .193 | .253 | .290 | .543 | 78 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 2025 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 134 | 325 | 295 | 33 | 59 | 20 | 1 | 9 | 35 | 8 | 3 | 23 | 110 | .200 | .259 | .366 | .625 | 108 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Totals | 1216 | 3801 | 3480 | 427 | 807 | 156 | 15 | 109 | 388 | 128 | 35 | 263 | 1164 | .232 | .288 | .379 | .667 | 1320 | 54 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 15 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | NL | Washington Nationals | OF | 14 | 8 | 85.0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.282 | 2.214 |
| 2015 | NL | Washington Nationals | OF | 132 | 121 | 1100.7 | 302 | 6 | 3 | 1 | .990 | 2.518 | 2.333 |
| 2016 | NL | Washington Nationals | OF | 69 | 48 | 458.7 | 125 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .992 | 2.551 | 1.884 |
| 2017 | NL | Washington Nationals | OF | 113 | 106 | 943.3 | 259 | 8 | 4 | 1 | .985 | 2.547 | 2.363 |
| 2018 | NL | Washington Nationals | OF | 113 | 87 | 811.0 | 232 | 6 | 1 | 2 | .996 | 2.641 | 2.106 |
| 2018 | NL | Washington Nationals | 1B | 1 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 2019 | NL | Washington Nationals | OF | 31 | 19 | 189.3 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .971 | 1.616 | 1.097 |
| 2020 | NL | Washington Nationals | OF | 35 | 23 | 219.7 | 63 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .984 | 2.581 | 1.800 |
| 2021 | AL | Kansas City Royals | OF | 139 | 135 | 1186.0 | 351 | 11 | 3 | 3 | .992 | 2.747 | 2.604 |
| 2022 | AL | Kansas City Royals | OF | 123 | 114 | 1010.0 | 289 | 8 | 3 | 0 | .990 | 2.647 | 2.415 |
| 2022 | AL | Kansas City Royals | P | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 2.000 |
| 2023 | AL | Minnesota Twins | OF | 126 | 110 | 960.3 | 289 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .990 | 2.718 | 2.302 |
| 2024 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | OF | 106 | 80 | 735.7 | 229 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .987 | 2.838 | 2.189 |
| 2025 | AL | Chicago White Sox | RF | 42 | 26 | 225.7 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.592 | 1.548 |
| Totals | 1045 | 877 | 7927.7 | 2267 | 52 | 23 | 8 | .990 | 2.633 | 2.219 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | NL | Washington Nationals | NLDS2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | NL | Washington Nationals | NLDS2 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .333 | .444 | .733 | 1.178 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | NL | Washington Nationals | NLWC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2019 | NL | Washington Nationals | NLDS1 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .333 | .385 | .333 | .718 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | NL | Washington Nationals | NLCS | 2 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .250 | .250 | .625 | .875 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | NL | Washington Nationals | WS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 4.000 | 5.000 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | AL | Minnesota Twins | ALWC2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | AL | Minnesota Twins | ALDS2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .333 | .200 | .533 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 20 | 55 | 49 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 17 | .286 | .364 | .531 | .894 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | NL | Washington Nationals | NLDS2 | CF | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 2017 | NL | Washington Nationals | NLDS2 | CF | 5 | 5 | 44.0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.455 | 2.400 |
| 2019 | NL | Washington Nationals | NLWC | RF | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 2019 | NL | Washington Nationals | NLDS1 | CF | 4 | 3 | 30.0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.300 | 2.750 |
| 2019 | NL | Washington Nationals | NLCS | CF | 2 | 2 | 18.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.000 | 4.000 |
| 2019 | NL | Washington Nationals | WS | CF | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 2.000 |
| 2023 | AL | Minnesota Twins | ALWC2 | CF | 2 | 2 | 18.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.500 | 4.500 |
| 2023 | AL | Minnesota Twins | ALDS2 | CF | 2 | 2 | 15.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 | 2.500 |
| Totals | 18 | 14 | 130.0 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 3.254 | 2.611 |
Awards
2021 - AL Gold Glove LF
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