Graham Taylor (baseball)
Graham Michael Taylor (born May 25, 1984) is a retired American Major League Baseball who played for the Florida Marlins in 2009.
| Graham Michael Taylor | |||
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| Starting pitcher | |||
| Born: May 25, 1984 Covington, Kentucky | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 26, 2009, for the Florida Marlins | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| May 6, 2009, for the Florida Marlins | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 0-2 | ||
| Earned run average | 8.18 | ||
| Strikeouts | 5 | ||
| Teams | |||
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Taylor attended Miami University of Ohio, and in 2003 and 2004 he played collegiate summer baseball with the Hyannis Mets of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[1] He was selected by the Florida Marlins in the 10th round of the 2006 MLB Draft.
He made his minor league debut in 2006, with the Jamestown Jammers. From 2006 to 2008, Taylor had a 28-16 record with a 3.07 ERA in the Minors. In 2007 while pitching for the Greensboro Grasshoppers, Taylor was named Marlins Organizational Pitcher of the Year. He was also named Marlins Pitcher of the Month on 3 separate occasions throughout his career, As well as being Named Pitcher of the Week often in the minors.
Taylor made his Major League debut on April 26, 2009 against the Philadelphia Phillies. He pitched 3.2 innings and gave up 4 earned runs on 4 hits, 6 walks, 1 hit batsman. He also struck out 2 batters. The Marlins lost 13-2. Taylor was credited with the loss.
References
- "Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League" (PDF). capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)