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Baseball player
Brayden Kerry Taylor (born May 22, 2002) is an American
professional baseball
shortstop in the
Tampa Bay Rays organization.
Amateur career
Taylor went to
Copper Hills High School located in
West Jordan, Utah , where he played on their
baseball team.
[1] He achieved all-state honors as a junior in 2019 after he batted .443 with ten stolen bases.
[2] He was ranked No. 188 in the nation by Perfect Game heading into his senior season.
[3] He only played in three games during his senior season in 2020 due to it being cancelled due to the
COVID-19 pandemic .
[4]
He went unselected in the
2020 Major League Baseball draft , and enrolled at
Texas Christian University (TCU) to play
college baseball . Taylor was named TCU's starting third baseman as a freshman in 2021.
[5]
[6] Over 58 starts, he batted .324 with a team-high 12 home runs, 53 RBIs, 49 walks and 15 stolen bases alongside a .924
fielding percentage .
[7]
[8] He was named the
Big 12 Conference Freshman of the Year.
[9] In the summer he played for the
Falmouth Commodores of the
Cape Cod League .
[10] He batted .269/.361/.385, and on defense split his time between second base and third base.
[10]
As a sophomore in 2022, Taylor played in 59 games (58 starts) and hit .314 with 13 home runs, fifty RBIs, and 55 walks compared to forty strikeouts.
[11] After the season, he briefly played in the
Cape Cod Baseball League with the
Falmouth Commodores , batting .242.
[12] He was also named to and played with the
USA Baseball Collegiate National Team .
[13]
Professional career
Taylor was selected by the
Tampa Bay Rays in the first round, with the 19th overall selection, of
2023 Major League Baseball draft . On July 21, 2023, Taylor signed with the Rays on for the full-slot value of $3,880,100.
[14]
References
^ Mikulich, Adam (April 2, 2019).
"Prep of the Week: Copper Hills High's Brayden Taylor" . KUTV .
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"High school baseball: 2019 6A all-state team" . Deseret News . June 15, 2019.
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"Brayden Taylor - Baseball" . TCU Athletics .
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"High school sports 20 for 20: COVID-19 has spoiled Brayden Taylor's excitement about suiting up for Copper Hills with little brother" . Deseret News . April 7, 2020.
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https://www.star-telegram.com/sports/college/big-12/texas-christian-university/article250828809.html
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"TCU hits homer with top recruit from Copper Hills | West Jordan Journal" . www.westjordanjournal.com .
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https://www.star-telegram.com/sports/college/big-12/texas-christian-university/article252009218.html
^ Gibbons, Brett (10 February 2022).
"TCU Baseball Positional Preview: Infielders" . Sports Illustrated TCU Killer Frogs News, Analysis and More .
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https://www.star-telegram.com/sports/college/big-12/texas-christian-university/article251647848.html
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"Brayden Taylor Amateur & College Leagues Statistics" . Baseball-Reference.com .
^ Lewis, Tyler Brown and Barry (21 June 2022).
"TCU Baseball: Riding The River, Tailing The Taylor, Savage The Beast" . Sports Illustrated TCU Killer Frogs News, Analysis and More .
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"Brayden Taylor - Cape Cod Baseball League - player" . Pointstreak Sports Technologies .
^
https://www.star-telegram.com/sports/college/article263278538.html
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"Top pick Taylor 'super excited' to get to work" .
MLB.com . July 21, 2023. Retrieved July 22, 2023 .
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