Taylor Widener

Taylor Browning Widener (born October 24, 1994) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Taylor Widener
Arizona Diamondbacks – No. 57
Pitcher
Born: (1994-10-24) October 24, 1994
Aiken, South Carolina
Bats: Left Throws: Right
MLB debut
July 25, 2020, for the Arizona Diamondbacks
MLB statistics
(through September 26, 2020)
Win–loss record0–1
Earned run average4.50
Strikeouts22
Teams

Career

Widener attended South Aiken High School in Aiken, South Carolina and played college baseball at the University of South Carolina.[1] He was both a starter and relief pitcher at South Carolina. After his junior season, he was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 12th round of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft.[2]

New York Yankees

He made his professional debut with the Staten Island Yankees and was promoted to the Charleston RiverDogs after not allowing a run over ​15 1⁄3 innings with Staten Island.[3][4] He finished 2016 with a combined 3–0 record and a 0.47 ERA in ​38 1⁄3 innings pitched between both clubs. Widener spent 2017 with the Tampa Yankees where he posted a 7–8 record with a 3.39 ERA in 27 starts.[5]

Arizona Diamondbacks

On February 18, 2018, the Yankees sent Widener to the Arizona Diamondbacks in a three-team trade, in which the Yankees acquired Brandon Drury from the Diamondbacks, the Diamondbacks acquired Steven Souza from the Tampa Bay Rays, and the Rays acquired Nick Solak from the Yankees and Anthony Banda and two PTBNL (Colin Poche and Sam McWilliams) from the Diamondbacks.[6] Widener spent 2018 with the Jackson Generals, pitching to a 5–8 record with a 2.75 ERA in 26 games (25 starts).[7] He spent 2019 with the Reno Aces, going 6–7 with an 8.10 ERA over 23 starts, striking out 109 over 100 innings.

Widener was added to the Diamondbacks 40–man roster following the 2019 season.[8] Widener made his major league debut on July 25, 2020, against the San Diego Padres, pitching 1 2/3 scoreless innings. On the season, he was 0-1 in 12 games with 22 strikeouts in 20 innings, he also induced 12 walks.

References
  1. Feathers, By Brian Hand Spurs and. "Former South Aiken star focused on making it to Omaha". Retrieved March 29, 2017.
  2. Feathers, BY BRIAN HAND Spurs and. "Widener goes to Yankees in baseball draft". Retrieved March 29, 2017.
  3. Raynor, Grace. "RiverDogs call up former USC star Widener". Retrieved March 29, 2017.
  4. "Former Gamecock called up to RiverDogs". Retrieved March 29, 2017.
  5. "Taylor Widener Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". Retrieved October 31, 2017.
  6. Gilbert, Steve (May 24, 2018). "D-backs, Yankees, Rays make three-team trade". MLB.com. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
  7. "Taylor Widener Stats, Highlights, Bio – MiLB.com Stats – The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved October 24, 2018.
  8. "D-backs add Wyatt Mathisen, Riley Smith, Taylor Widener and Andy Young to 40-man roster". MLB.com. November 20, 2019. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
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