Beau Taylor

Beau Ritchie Taylor (born February 13, 1990) is an American professional baseball catcher for the Cleveland Indians of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Oakland Athletics and Toronto Blue Jays.

For the Australian rules footballer also known as Beau Taylor, see Cliff Taylor (Australian footballer).

Beau Taylor
Taylor with the Nashville Sounds
Cleveland Indians – No. 46
Catcher
Born: (1990-02-13) February 13, 1990
Rockledge, Florida
Bats: Left Throws: Right
MLB debut
September 1, 2018, for the Oakland Athletics
MLB statistics
(through 2020 season)
Batting average.118
Home runs2
Runs batted in4
Teams

Career

Amateur

Taylor attended Rockledge High School in Rockledge, Florida and the University of Central Florida (UCF).[1] He played for the UCF Knights baseball team, joining the team as a third baseman but converting to catcher to keep his scholarship.[2] In 2010, he played collegiate summer baseball in the Cape Cod Baseball League for the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox.[3]

Oakland Athletics (first stint)

The Oakland Athletics selected Taylor in the fifth round of the 2011 MLB draft.[1] He was suspended for the first 50 games of the 2017 season due to testing positive for Adderall without a prescription. He became a free agent after the 2017 season, and signed a new contract with the Athletics.[4]

Taylor was promoted to the major leagues on September 1, 2018.[5] He elected free agency on November 2, 2018. He re-signed a minor league deal on November 9, 2018. On June 18, 2019, Taylor hit his first major league home run off Gabriel Ynoa in a 16-2 victory over the Baltimore Orioles.[6] On August 14, Taylor was designated for assignment.[7]

Toronto Blue Jays

On August 16, 2019, Taylor was claimed off waivers by the Toronto Blue Jays.[8] Taylor was designated for assignment on September 7.[9]

Oakland Athletics (second stint)

On September 10, 2019, the Oakland Athletics claimed Taylor off waivers.[10] On September 25, Taylor was designated for assignment.[11] He elected free agency on October 8, 2019.

Cleveland Indians

On December 6, 2019, Taylor signed a minor league contract with the Cleveland Indians.[12] The Indians selected Taylor's contract on July 28, 2020. Overall with the 2020 Cleveland Indians, Taylor batted .048 with no home runs and 2 RBIs in 7 games.[13]

References
  1. "Beau Taylor among local players inching toward the majors". Floridatoday.com. October 14, 2014. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
  2. Hadorn, Christopher (June 17, 2016). "Rockhounds: Converted infielder Taylor thriving behind the plate". Midland Reporter-Telegram. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
  3. "Beau Taylor". pointstreak.com. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  4. Slusser, Susan (March 2, 2018). "A's catcher Beau Taylor is back on track after drug suspension". SFGate. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
  5. https://twitter.com/MLBRosterMoves/status/1035969850798231554
  6. "Taylor hits 1st MLB jack as A's rout Baltimore". MLB.com. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
  7. Hall, Alex (August 14, 2019). "Oakland A's call up Corban Joseph, DFA Beau Taylor". Retrieved August 16, 2019.
  8. Davidi, Shi (August 16, 2019). "Blue Jays claim catcher Beau Taylor off waivers from Athletics". sportsnet.ca. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
  9. RotoWire Staff (September 7, 2019). "Blue Jays' Beau Taylor: Designated for assignment". CBS Sports. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
  10. Susan Slusser (September 10, 2019). "A's bring catcher Beau Taylor back, let Chris Herrmann go". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  11. Susan Slusser (September 25, 2019). "A's let Beau Taylor go again; he's helped mentor Sean Murphy". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
  12. "Indians invite C Beau Taylor to Major League camp". MLB.com. December 6, 2019. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
  13. https://www.mlb.com/player/beau-taylor-607333?stats=career-r-hitting-mlb&year=2020
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