Taylor Sparks
Taylor Sparks
Born: April 3, 1993
La Palma, CA US
Primary Position: Third base
All Position(s) Played: 2B, OF, RF, SS
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 200
Draft: Round 24 (2011 June Amateur Draft, Cleveland Indians)
Draft: Round 2 (2014 June Amateur Draft, Cincinnati Reds)
School: St John Bosco (CA) HS
UC Irvine
Career: 2014-2019
Taylor Sparks compiled a career batting average of .215 with 77 home runs and 272 RBI in his 570-game career with the Billings Mustangs, Daytona Tortugas, Pensacola Blue Wahoos, Scottsdale Scorpions, Reds, Dayton Dragons, Louisville Bats, Kansas City T-Bones and Southern Illinois Miners. He began playing during the 2014 season and last took the field during the 2019 campaign.
 Billings Mustangs |
 Daytona Tortugas |
 Pensacola Blue Wahoos |
 Dayton Dragons |
 Scottsdale Scorpions |
 Reds |
 Louisville Bats |
 Kansas City T-Bones |
 Southern Illinois Miners |
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Batting:
| Year | Level | 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 | R | PION | Billings Mustangs | 55 | 240 | 198 | 41 | 46 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 30 | 14 | 1 | 31 | 84 | .232 | .350 | .490 | .840 | 97 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2015 | Advanced A | FLOR | Daytona Tortugas | 125 | 493 | 446 | 68 | 110 | 22 | 4 | 13 | 54 | 14 | 4 | 30 | 162 | .247 | .302 | .401 | .703 | 179 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| 2016 | AA | SOUL | Pensacola Blue Wahoos | 64 | 247 | 224 | 23 | 40 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 84 | .179 | .247 | .312 | .559 | 70 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2016 | Advanced A | FLOR | Daytona Tortugas | 65 | 265 | 245 | 26 | 54 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 34 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 57 | .220 | .265 | .359 | .624 | 88 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2017 | Fall | AZFL | Scottsdale Scorpions | 19 | 82 | 73 | 11 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 33 | .274 | .341 | .479 | .821 | 35 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | AA | SOUL | Pensacola Blue Wahoos | 18 | 73 | 62 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 21 | .129 | .260 | .258 | .518 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | A | MIDW | Dayton Dragons | 33 | 141 | 124 | 16 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 47 | .226 | .319 | .452 | .771 | 56 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | R | ARIZ | Reds | 6 | 24 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | .250 | .375 | .500 | .875 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | AAA | IL | Louisville Bats | 36 | 134 | 126 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 66 | .119 | .172 | .262 | .434 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | AA | SOUL | Pensacola Blue Wahoos | 90 | 319 | 281 | 43 | 69 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 38 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 116 | .246 | .325 | .438 | .763 | 123 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2019 | Ind | AA | Kansas City T-Bones | 22 | 92 | 86 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 36 | .140 | .196 | .256 | .451 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019 | AAA | IL | Louisville Bats | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .000 | .250 | .000 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Ind | FRON | Southern Illinois Miners | 36 | 151 | 139 | 21 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 70 | .209 | .258 | .489 | .747 | 68 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Totals | 570 | 2265 | 2027 | 278 | 436 | 88 | 21 | 77 | 272 | 45 | 12 | 163 | 784 | .215 | .287 | .393 | .680 | 797 | 24 | 49 | 6 | 20 | 2 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | R | PION | Billings Mustangs | 3B | 52 | 35 | 91 | 12 | 5 | .913 | 2.423 |
| 2015 | Advanced A | FLOR | Daytona Tortugas | 3B | 119 | 82 | 249 | 36 | 20 | .902 | 2.782 |
| 2016 | Advanced A | FLOR | Daytona Tortugas | 3B | 62 | 37 | 124 | 10 | 10 | .942 | 2.597 |
| 2016 | AA | SOUL | Pensacola Blue Wahoos | 3B | 60 | 37 | 131 | 9 | 10 | .949 | 2.800 |
| 2017 | R | ARIZ | Reds | 3B | 6 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 1 | .947 | 3.000 |
| 2017 | A | MIDW | Dayton Dragons | 3B | 31 | 25 | 38 | 5 | 1 | .926 | 2.032 |
| 2017 | AA | SOUL | Pensacola Blue Wahoos | 3B | 18 | 5 | 41 | 1 | 3 | .979 | 2.556 |
| 2017 | Fall | AZFL | Scottsdale Scorpions | 3B | 14 | 11 | 29 | 2 | 3 | .952 | 2.857 |
| 2018 | AA | SOUL | Pensacola Blue Wahoos | 3B | 87 | 54 | 136 | 11 | 12 | .945 | 2.184 |
| 2018 | AAA | IL | Louisville Bats | 3B | 34 | 25 | 46 | 4 | 11 | .947 | 2.088 |
| 2018 | AA | SOUL | Pensacola Blue Wahoos | SS | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | .750 | 3.000 |
| 2018 | AAA | IL | Louisville Bats | 2B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .500 |
| 2018 | AA | SOUL | Pensacola Blue Wahoos | 2B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 1.000 |
| 2018 | AAA | IL | Louisville Bats | SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2019 | Ind | FRON | Southern Illinois Miners | 3B | 26 | 21 | 51 | 5 | 2 | .935 | 2.769 |
| 2019 | Ind | AA | Kansas City T-Bones | 3B | 21 | 19 | 43 | 3 | 7 | .954 | 2.952 |
| 2019 | AAA | IL | Louisville Bats | 3B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 2019 | Ind | FRON | Southern Illinois Miners | OF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 2019 | Ind | FRON | Southern Illinois Miners | RF | 1 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 540 | 360 | 1001 | 104 | 88 | .929 | 2.520 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | R | Pioneer League | Billings Mustangs | CIN | July 3, 2014 | September 3, 2014 |
| 2015 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Daytona Tortugas | CIN | April 9, 2015 | September 6, 2015 |
| 2016 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Daytona Tortugas | CIN | April 7, 2016 | June 21, 2016 |
| 2016 | AA | Southern League | Pensacola Blue Wahoos | CIN | June 23, 2016 | September 5, 2016 |
| 2017 | AA | Southern League | Pensacola Blue Wahoos | CIN | April 6, 2017 | April 30, 2017 |
| 2017 | R | Arizona League | Reds | CIN | July 19, 2017 | July 28, 2017 |
| 2017 | A | Midwest League | Dayton Dragons | CIN | July 30, 2017 | September 4, 2017 |
| 2017 | Fall | Arizona Fall League | Scottsdale Scorpions | October 10, 2017 | November 14, 2017 | |
| 2018 | AA | Southern League | Pensacola Blue Wahoos | CIN | April 5, 2018 | July 24, 2018 |
| 2018 | AAA | International League | Louisville Bats | CIN | July 26, 2018 | September 3, 2018 |
| 2019 | AAA | International League | Louisville Bats | CIN | April 5, 2019 | April 5, 2019 |
| 2019 | Ind | American Association | Kansas City T-Bones | June 19, 2019 | July 18, 2019 | |
| 2019 | Ind | Frontier League | Southern Illinois Miners | July 24, 2019 | September 1, 2019 |
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