Taylor Gushue

Taylor Stone Gushue (born December 19, 1993) is an American professional baseball catcher in the Washington Nationals organization.

Taylor Gushue
Washington Nationals
Catcher
Born: (1993-12-19) December 19, 1993
Boca Raton, Florida
Bats: Switch Throws: Right

Career

Amateur career

A native of Boca Raton, Florida, Gushue attended the University of Florida, and in 2013, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Yarmouth–Dennis Red Sox of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[1]

Pittsburgh Pirates

A fourth-round pick of the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2014 Major League Baseball (MLB) draft, Gushue signed for a $388,800 signing bonus. Though drafted as a catcher, Gushue had also played first base at Florida.[2] After signing, he was assigned to the Jamestown Jammers where he batted .241/.336/.402 with five home runs and 29 RBIs.[3]

In 2015, he played with the West Virginia Power, batting .231/.288/.342 with five home runs and 47 RBIs in 99 games.

In 2016, he played with the Bradenton Marauders, where batted .226/.282/.357 with eight home runs and 38 RBIs.

Washington Nationals

On September 26, 2016, he was traded to the Washington Nationals for infielder Chris Bostick.[4]

While not considered a remarkable hitter in the Pirates organization, Gushue demonstrated an immediate power surge in the Nationals organization, where he started 2017 with the Potomac Nationals.[5][6] He was named a Carolina League All-Star, alongside teammates Víctor Robles and Kelvin Gutierrez.[7] Midseason prospect rankings produced by MLB Pipeline saw Gushue vault into the Nationals' top 30 prospects, ranking as their third-best catching prospect behind Raudy Read and Pedro Severino and coming in at 25th overall among Washington prospects.[8] Gushue led the Potomac Nationals in home runs with 18 on the season along with slashing .241/.327/.437 with 67 RBIs.[9] He finished the season with the Harrisburg Senators, playing four games with them.[10] He went on to play for 13 games for the Mesa Solar Sox in the Arizona Fall League after the season.[11]

Gushue was invited to participate in 2018 and 2019 spring training with the Nationals.[12][13] In 2018, playing for two minor league teams, he batted .213/.292/.364 with 10 home runs and 44 RBIs.[3] In 2019, playing for Fresno he batted .312/.358/.517 with 11 home runs and 39 RBIs.[3] After the season, on October 10, he was selected for the United States national baseball team in the 2019 WBSC Premier 12 tournament in November 2019.[14]

References
  1. "#22 Taylor Gushue - Profile". pointstreak.com. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  2. Wilmoth, Charlie (June 12, 2014). "Pirates agree to terms with fourth-rounder Taylor Gushue". Bucs Dugout. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
  3. "Taylor Gushue College, Minor, Fall & Winter Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
  4. Collier, Jamal (September 26, 2016). "Nats acquire Gushue from Bucs for Bostick". MLB.com. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
  5. Bohn, Zachary (May 5, 2017). "TAKING A SECOND LOOK AT THE OTHER PIRATES TRADE". The Nats Blog. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
  6. Keeler, Ricky (May 22, 2017). "Washington Nationals prospect profile: Taylor Gushue". District on Deck. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
  7. "Robles, Gushue, & Gutierrez Named Carolina League Mid-Season All-Stars". Minor League Baseball. June 12, 2017. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
  8. "2017 Prospect Watch". MLB.com. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
  9. "Minor League Wednesday: A look at how the Nationals' prospects performed in 2017". The Washington Post. September 6, 2017. Retrieved September 7, 2017.
  10. "Taylor Gushue Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
  11. Reddington, Patrick (November 18, 2017). "AFL Championship Game GameThread: Nationals' prospect Victor Robles in action in AZ..." Federal Baseball. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
  12. "Nationals announce 2018 non-roster invitees". Curly W Live. February 13, 2018. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
  13. Dougherty, Jesse (February 28, 2019). "Setting the bar low: For baseball prospects, a lower jersey number is a positive sign for their career". The Washington Post. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  14. "USA Baseball Names Premier12 Roster". USA Baseball. October 10, 2019. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
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