Blake Taylor

Blake Michael Taylor (born August 17, 1995) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Blake Taylor
Houston Astros – No. 62
Pitcher
Born: (1995-08-17) August 17, 1995
Orange, California
Bats: Left Throws: Left
MLB debut
July 24, 2020, for the Houston Astros
MLB statistics
(through August 16, 2020)
Win–loss record1-0
Earned run average1.69
Strikeouts12
Teams

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. He split the 2015 season between the GCL and the Brooklyn Cyclones, combining to go 0–0 with a 2.25 ERA over 12 innings. In 2016, he made five appearances for Kingsport, going 0–0 with a 4.15 ERA in ​8 2⁄3 innings. He spent the 2017 season with the Columbia Fireflies, going 1–9 with a 4.94 ERA over ​85 2⁄3 innings. He split the 2018 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. He split the 2019 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.[4] On November 4, 2019, Taylor was added to the Mets 40-man roster.[5]

Houston Astros

On December 5, 2019, Taylor and Kenedy Corona were traded to the Houston Astros in exchange for Jake Marisnick.[6]

On July 24, 2020, Taylor pitched a scoreless inning in his MLB debut against the Seattle Mariners.

gollark: Also it does nothing right now except say "setup done".
gollark: You need moderator-level perms to do it.
gollark: --telephone setup
gollark: Oh, great, it is.
gollark: ... is it j8st *not reminding*, now?

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. Mike Rosenbaum (October 1, 2019). "Another homegrown arm on display in AFL". MLB.com. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
  5. "Mets roster notes". MLB.com. November 4, 2019. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
  6. "Astros acquire two prospects for Mets in exchange for Marisnick". MLB.com. December 5, 2019. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
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