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Blake Taylor
Houston Astros – No. 62
Pitcher
Born: (1995-08-17) August 17, 1995 (age 29)
Orange, California
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
MLB debut
July 24, 2020, for the Houston Astros
MLB statistics
(through 2022 season)
Win–loss record7–6
Earned run average3.06
Strikeouts67
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Blake Michael Taylor (born August 17, 1995) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball (MLB), and the Great Britain national team. Taylor was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2nd round of the 2013 MLB draft. He made his MLB debut in 2020 as a member of the Astros.

Career

Taylor attended Dana Hills High School in Dana Point, California.[1] Taylor was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2nd round, with the 51st overall selection, of the 2013 MLB draft.[2]

Pittsburgh Pirates

Taylor spent his professional debut season of 2013 with the GCL Pirates, going 0–2 with a 2.57 ERA over 21 innings.

New York Mets

On June 14, 2014, Taylor was traded to the New York Mets as the PTBNL in a trade that had also sent Zack Thornton to the Mets, in exchange for Ike Davis.[3] Taylor split the 2014 season between the GCL Mets and the Kingsport Mets, going a combined 4–1 with a 3.95 ERA over 40+1⁄3 innings.

In 2015, Taylor split the season between the GCL and the Brooklyn Cyclones, combining to go 0–0 with a 2.25 ERA over 12 innings.

In 2016, Taylor made five appearances for Kingsport, going 0–0 with a 4.15 ERA in 8+2⁄3 innings. On September, he was selected for Great Britain national baseball team at the 2017 World Baseball Classic Qualification, qualifying via his British father.[4]

In 2017, Taylor spent the season with the Columbia Fireflies, going 1–9 with a 4.94 ERA over 85+2⁄3 innings.

In 2018, Taylor split the season between the St. Lucie Mets and the Las Vegas 51s, going a combined 3–8 with a 5.40 ERA over 86+2⁄3 innings.

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.[5] On November 4, 2019, Taylor was added to the Mets 40-man roster.[6]

Houston Astros

On December 5, 2019, Taylor and Kenedy Corona were traded to the Houston Astros in exchange for Jake Marisnick.[7] On July 24, 2020, Taylor pitched a scoreless inning in his MLB debut against the Seattle Mariners. On August 17, he earned first MLB career save.[8]

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.[9]

In 2021, he was 4–4 with a 3.16 ERA.[9] In 50 relief appearances he pitched 42+2⁄3 innings.[9]

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.[10] The Astros activated Taylor on September 13, 2022, and assigned him to the Triple-A Sugar Land Space Cowboys of the Pacific Coast League.[11]

References

  1. ^ Adam Rubin (June 14, 2014). "Taylor is player to be named in Ike deal". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
  2. ^ Steve Breazeale (June 7, 2013). "Blake Taylor Selected No. 51 Overall by Pirates in MLB Draft". Dana Point Times. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
  3. ^ "LHP Blake Taylor acquired from Pittsburgh to complete trade". MLB.com. June 14, 2014. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
  4. ^ MLB.com. Major League Baseball https://www.mlb.com/player/blake-taylor-642130. Retrieved 21 September 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ^ Mike Rosenbaum (October 1, 2019). "Another homegrown arm on display in AFL". MLB.com. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
  6. ^ "Mets roster notes". MLB.com. November 4, 2019. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
  7. ^ "Astros acquire two prospects for Mets in exchange for Marisnick". MLB.com. December 5, 2019. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  8. ^ Alyson Footer (August 18, 2020). "Bielak stifles Rox in Astros' 5th straight win". MLB.com. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
  9. ^ a b c "Blake Taylor stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
  10. ^ Van Doren, Kenny (July 29, 2022). "Report: Houston Astros lefty Blake Taylor begins throwing". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
  11. ^ Rome, Chandler (September 13, 2022). "Astros' Blake Taylor activated from injured list, assigned to Sugar Land". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
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