Taylor Hill Teagarden attended Creekview High School in Carrollton, TX...His No. 13 was retired by the school on December 5, 2008...Played three seasons at the University of Texas, compiling a .305 (208-682) average with 22 home runs and 125 RBI in 198 games, 191 starts…Was the starting catcher for the Longhorns' 2005 College World Series championship team that defeated Florida.
2013
Made his first Baltimore Opening Day roster...Went to the 15-Day Disabled List, April 28-June 4, with a dislocated left thumb...Hit home runs in consecutive games (June 19 and June 22) for the third time in his career...Collected a career high-tying three hits, August 14 at Arizona, his only multi-hit game of the season...Designated for Assignment on September 1.
2012
Began season on the DL with a strained back before being activated, 7/15...Started 15 games behind the plate, with the O's
going 10-5 in those games...Had as many RBI as hits (9)
... Hit first career walk-off HR in first game with O's, 7/14 vs. DET in the 13th inning, becoming the first player in franchise history
to do so, according to Elias
... Snapped 1-for-25 skid with game-winning RBI double in the 10th inning, 8/5 @TB
... Collected first two-hit game as an Oriole (2B & HR), 8/30 vs. CWS
... Hit go-ahead 2RBI 2B in the 7th inning, 9/13 vs. TB
... Had pinch-hit, game-winning RBI single in the 18th, 9/18 @SEA, his 4th go-ahead or GW hit in the 7th inning or later
... Batted .250/.424/.375 in 9 rehab games with Gulf Coast, Class-A Delmarva and Double-A Bowie (3G each)
2011
Opened the season with Triple-A Round Rock
... Batted .285/.376/.589 in 42 games (151 AB) for the Express
... Had two three hit games, May 8 vs. Nashville and July 23 vs. Omaha
... Blasted three home runs and collected 7 RBI in May 8 game
... Batted .347/.410/.640 in 20 road games
... Had four stints with the Rangers: April 20-May 6, May 18-23, June 12-July 4 and July 28-August 24
... Batted .235/.278/.294 in 14 games (34 AB) for Texas
... Had season-high three hits, July 1 vs. Florida (2-2B and 2RBI).
2010
Appeared in 28 games with 22 starts behind the plate in 3
stints with Texas ... his .155 batting average was the 5th-lowest in
the majors among position players with at least 70 at-bats ...
opened the season with the Rangers and became the starting
catcher when Jarrod Saltalamacchia was injured in the first week
of the season ... was hitless in his first 22 at-bats of the season and
was 3-for-27 in 10 games/starts when optioned to Triple-A Oklahoma
City on April 27.
Was recalled from Double-A Frisco on July 24 and was 4-for-14
with 3 homers and 5 RBI in first 4 games with an at-bat ... went 3-
for-15 in next 6 games before option to Oklahoma City on Aug.
23...was recalled on Sept. 3 and was 2-for-15 in 7 games the rest
of the year...fanned 34 times in 71 bats (47.9%) ... fielded .989 (2
E/182 TC) and threw out 3 of 18 runners attempting to steal.
2009
Started second most games behind the plate on club to Jarrod Saltalamacchia's 82...hit just .217, 11th-lowest in the A.L. among
players with at least 200 plate appearances...fanned in 38.4% of his at-bats (76 K's)...hit .288 (15-52) vs. lefties, but .192 (28-146)
against right-handers...went 1-for-15 (.067) over first 5 games, then batted .357 (10-28) in next 9 contests from April 27-May 29 to
raise average to season-high .256...played just 7 games in May, but went 8-for-22 (.364)...hit .150 (12-80) next 23 contests from
June 4-Aug. 15, dropping average to .187, lowest after that season-opening drought...beginning Aug. 16, had a .267 (20-75) average
in final 23 games...did not hit his first home run until July 8 at Los Angeles (AL) with all 6 of his long balls coming in span of 20
contests from July 8-Aug. 21...had a .985 (6 E/397 TC) fielding percentage in 60 total games behind the plate...threw out 15-of-44
(34.1%) attempted base stealers...had team high 5 passed balls...was in the lineup for just 27 of Texas' first 105 games through Aug.
4 but started 27 of final 57 contests with injury to Saltalamacchia...did not start consecutive games until July 22 and 24, excluding
the All-Star break...started season-high 4 straight contests to end the year...batted .212 with 3 homers and 8 RBI in 13 games for
the Surprise Rafters in the Arizona Fall League.
2008
Batted .319 with 6 home runs, 5 doubles, and 17 RBI in 16 games for Texas...had a .396 on-base percentage and an .809
slugging mark...11 of his 15 hits went for extra bases...had 2 stints with Texas, July 18-20 and Sept. 1-end of season...hit .462 (6-
13) with runners in scoring position...recalled on July 18 to open the second "half" with Texas, and was on roster for only a 3-game
series at Minnesota July 18-20...made his major league debut with a start behind the plate on July 18 at Minnesota, going 0-for-3
with 2 strikeouts...would hit safely in his next 8 big league games after the 0-fer debut...did not play in the series' middle game, then
started series finale on July 20 (see separate note)...optioned after the game to allow his participation in Olympics...recalled again
Sept. 1 and entered that night in the 5th inning as a defensive replacement against Seattle in Arlington, his first home game...recorded
his 2nd big league hit in his next at-bat, a go-ahead 3-run homer in the 5th off Carlos Silva, giving Texas a 6-4 lead in eventual
12-6 defeat...joined Cleveland's Michael Aubrey as the only big league players to homer for their first 2 major league hits in
2008...had a career-high 5 RBI on Sept. 15 vs. Detroit while batting in the no. 9 slot, one of only 6 players in the majors in 2008 to
post that many RBI in a game out of the last slot in the batting order...it also marked just the 7th time in Texas team history for a batter
hitting last to have at least 5 RBI in a game...had 16 RBI in September, 3rd-most RBI among Rangers for the month despite
appearing in only 14 games.
2007
Split season with Bakersfield (A) and Frisco (AA), batting .310 (122-394) with 27 home runs, 28 doubles, 83 RBI and 94 runs
scored in 110 games...named Second Team Minor League All-Star by Baseball America...also selected as catcher on Baseball
America's High-A All-Star team...led Texas minor leaguers in average and tied for fifth in RBI...opened at Bakersfield, leading the
Blaze in runs scored (75) and ranking second in doubles (25), home runs (20), and RBI (67)...was on DL from April 20-May 9 with a
right elbow strain, and had his starts behind the plate limited the rest of
the season...earned Rangers minor league player of the month honors
in May, batting .338 with 8 HR and 18 RBI in 21 games...had a 14-game
hit streak June 22-July 5...was promoted to Frisco on July 28 and hit
.294 in 29 games...batted .391 (18-46) in first 13 games for
RoughRiders...homered in 3 straight to end the season, Aug. 31-Sept.
2...played for Surprise Rafters in Arizona Fall League, batting .271 (13-
48) with 3 HR, a double, and 10 RBI in 12 games...had 10 starts behind
the plate and 2 as DH.
2006
Began season on the disabled list after
undergoing "Tommy John" ligament transplant surgery on his right elbow
in November 2005...also had surgery on his back...activated from the
DL on Aug. 6 and assigned to Arizona Rangers (rookie)...appeared in 7
games, all as DH...had only one hit, an RBI single in his first
game.
2005
Made his professional debut with Spokane (A) of the Northwest League, batting .281 (27-96) with 5 doubles, 4 triples, 7 home runs
and 16 RBI in 31 games...ranked by Baseball America as the Northwest League's 3rd-best prospect following the season...also
tabbed by the same publication as the Rangers' 9th-best prospect and as the best defensive catcher among Texas
prospects...received an invitation to major league spring training, but will not participate after undergoing right elbow ligament
replacement surgery during the off-season.
Summary: Signed with the Rangers on August 1 and was assigned to Spokane...ranked T4th in the Northwest League with 4 triples
in just 96 at-bats...went hitless in first 14 at-bats over 5 games to start professional career...recorded first pro hit with a first inning
single on August 8 vs. Boise...batted .200 (6-30) over first 11 games...hit safely in 7 of next 8 games from August 14-24 at .500 (13-
26) to raise average to season-high .339...batted .200 (8-40) over final 12 games to finish the season at .281...recorded multiple hits
in 8 contests, including season-high 3 hits on 3 occasions...went 3-4 with a double, 2 home runs and 5 RBI on August 10 at
Boise...homered in consecutive games on August 14-15 and August 22-24...totaled 3 triples over a 2-game span, September 1-
2...recorded two 3-baggers on September 2 vs. Tri-City...hit .310 (13-42) in 14 home games and .259 (14-54) in 17 road
contests...batted .158 (3-19) against left-handers and .312 (24-77) against right-handers...hit .356 (16-45) in 16 games in the 7th spot
of the batting order...appeared in 22 games at catcher and 9 as designated hitter...did not commit an error in 188 total chances
behind the plate and threw out 6 of 16 (37.5 %) runners attempting to steal...appeared in all 5 playoff games for the NWL champions,
batting .200 (4-20) with 2 doubles and 3 RBI.
