Michael A. Taylor #michael a taylor
Michael Anthony Taylor was born on March 26, 1991, in Lake Forest, Illinois. He attended Westminster Academy before being selected by the Washington Nationals in the sixth round of the 2009 MLB draft. Taylor made his major league debut with the Nationals on August 12, 2014. He was a member of the 2019 World Series championship team. The Kansas City Royals traded Taylor to the Minnesota Twins on January 24, 2023, in exchange for left-handed pitcher Evan Sisk and right-handed pitcher Steven Cruz. He won the American League Gold Glove Award in 2021. The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Taylor as a free agent on March 16, 2024. The Chicago White Sox signed him as a free agent on February 12, 2025.