Married to Eileen and they have one daughter, who was born with a cleft palate, which inspired Mike, Eileen and the Chicago White Sox to raise $47,064.75 to support the Lurie Children’s Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery... Their efforts help families with emergencies, from transportation to meals, when support matters most...In addition to fundraising, the Tauchman family and White Sox also donated care bags for the patients and families in the program...Played both football and baseball in high school at William Fremd High School in Palatine, Ill...Majored in business management and administration at Bradley University in Peoria...Batted .360/.461/.471 (188-for-522) over his career with at Bradley.. Finished at Bradley having reached base safely more than any player in school history (367 times).
2025
Began the season on the injured list with a right hamstring strain suffered in spring training...Returned to Chicago-AL on April 6 and over 93 games he batted .263 (88-for-335) with 17 doubles, one triple, nine homers and 40 RBI...Reached base safely in 18 of his first 19 starts from April 6-June 10, hitting .290/.419/.536 (20-for-69) with six doubles, three home runs, 10 RBI, 15 runs scored and 16 walks...Recorded a season-high, seven-game hitting streak from Aug. 17-26, going 11-for-30 (.367) with four multi-hit efforts...Became the 52nd different player (84th time) to homer into the Allegheny River on July 20 at Pittsburgh...Became the second White Sox player to accomplish the feat, joining Jim Thome on June 29, 2006.
2024
Played in a career-high 109 games in his second season with the Cubs … made his fifth career Opening Day roster but his first since 2021 with the Yankees...Among players with at least 350 plate appearances, his 13.4 percent walk rate ranked third in the National League and fifth in the Major Leagues…ranked second on the Cubs with a .357 on-base percentage (min. 350 PA)...Batted .405/.500/.738 (17-for-42) with five doubles, three home runs, nine RBI, 10 runs scored and six multi-hit efforts in 13 games from 4/17-30...Recorded his second career multi-homer game on 4/23 vs. Houston (also 8/5/19 at Baltimore), hitting a three-run shot off J.P. France in the first inning and a solo shot off Seth Martinez in the eighth…matched his career high with four RBI...Matched his career high with three walks on 3/31 at Texas and 4/25 vs. Houston...Hit leadoff homers on 5/15 at Atlanta (off Charlie Morton) and 9/22 vs. Washington (Jake Irvin), upping his career total to four...Connected on his first career walk-off home run on 6/5 vs. the White Sox, a solo shot off Michael Kopech leading off the ninth, and tied his career high with three runs scored...Was on the injured list from 6/18-7/18 with a left groin strain, including a two-game rehab assignment with Class AAA Iowa...Recorded his second career walk-off hit on 8/1 vs. St. Louis, a pinch-hit double off Ryan Helsley in the ninth inning.
2023
Mike opened the 2023 season with Triple-A Iowa, playing 24 games, before being selected May 19 ... hit .278 (22-for-79) with four doubles, three home runs, 15 RBI, a .427 OBP and .870 OPS with Iowa...His 1.54 strikeouts per walk rate led the Cubs and his 14.0% walk rate was second among Chicago hitters with at least 40 games played...Had a .289/.402/.425 line at Wrigley Field, compared to .219/.325/.343 on the road...Paced Cubs hitters (min. 40 G) in OBP at the Friendly Confines and ranked third in average...Hit .323 (43-for-133) with 42 RBI, a .411 OBP and a .459 slugging percentage with runners on base...Reached base safely in 11 of his first 13 games with the Cubs, hitting .333 (11-for-33) with a .477 OBP in that span...May 19-31 ranked sixth in the majors in OBP (.475) and 11th in the N.L. in batting average (.355)...Hit his first two career lead-off home runs June 18 vs. Baltimore and July 19 vs. Washington...Tallied three extra-base hits in a game for the first time in his career July 19 vs. Washington...Preserved the team's then-seven-game winning streak July 28 with an over-the-wall catch to rob Alec Burleson of a potential walk-off home run...Had a career-high eight-game hitting streak Aug. 1-11 during which he batted .387 (12-for-31) with three doubles, two homers, seven walks, a .487 OBP and a .677 slugging percentage...Sept. 3 tallied a career-high four hits at Cincinnati.
2022
Played the entire 2022 season in Korea, appearing in 144 games for Hanwha, batting .289 (166-for-575) with 37 doubles, four triples, 12 home runs and 43 RBI...His 37 doubles were the most on the team and the third-most in the KBO...Led the team with 166 hits and a .795 OPS, while his four triples, 12 home runs, .366 OBP, 64 walks and 19 stolen.bases ranked second.
2021
In 2021, split the season between the Yankees and Giants organizations, while also spending time with Sacramento, the Triple-A affiliate of the Giants...Began the season with the Yankees, making his fourth straight Opening Day roster...Batted .214 (3-for-14) with a double and a walk in 11 games with New York (A.L.)…On Opening Day, entered as a pinch-runner in the ninth inning, stealing second and third base...YES Network noted that he became the first player in major league history to have two stolen bases off the bench on Opening Day...Was traded to San Francisco, April 27 for LHP Wandy Peralta and a player to be named later...Split the remainder of the season between San Francisco (64 games) and Sacramento (42 games)…With the Giants, batted .178 (27-for-152) with four doubles, four home runs and 15 RBI in 64 games...Hit his first career grand slam June 8 at Texas...Was designated for assignment, July 29 and spent the rest of the season in Sacramento.
2020
Hit .242/.342/.305 (23-for-95) with 18R, six doubles, 14RBI and six SB in 43 games with the Yankees, spending the entire season at the Major League level for the first time in his career...Hit .409 (9-for-22) with nine R, two doubles, four RBI and two BB in eight games vs. the Red Sox...Hit .405/.463/.541 (15-for-37) with nine R, five doubles, seven RBI, four BB and four SB over a 13-game span from 8/1-16...Had a career-high-tying six-game hitting streak from 8/1-8 (Game 1), batting .429 (9-for-21) with four R, three doubles, three RBI and two BB over the stretch...Went 3-for-4 with one R and two SB on 8/1 vs. Boston…tied his career high with three H (fifth time, first since 8/5/19 at Baltimore)…was his first career game with multiple stolen bases...Broke a 1-1 tie with a game-winning, RBI double in the seventh inning of Game 2 on 8/5 at Philadelphia...Went 6-for-13 with five R, two doubles, four RBI and one BB in the Yankees’ four-game series vs. Boston from 8/14-17...Was 3-for-5 with two R, one double and four RBI on 8/14 vs. Boston, tying his career highs in hits (sixth time) and RBI (third time, also 4/16/19 vs. Boston and 8/8/19 at Toronto)...Was 1-for-3 with three R, one double and one BB on 8/15 vs. Boston, tying his career high in runs scored (also 8/5/19 at Baltimore)...Was 3-for-3 with one R, one RBI and one SB in Game 1 on 9/11 vs. Baltimore, tying his career high with three H (seventh time, third in 2020, also 8/1 vs. Boston and 8/14 vs. Boston)…was his first multi-hit game since 8/20 vs. Tampa Bay...Hit a bases-clearing double in the ninth inning on 9/21 at Toronto (1-for-1, three RBI), snapping an 0-for-11 stretch...Made his postseason debut in ALWCS Game 2 at Cleveland, scoring the game-tying run as ninth-inning PR for Stanton…was his only appearance in the playoffs…was also on the ALDS roster.
2019
Hit .277/.361/.504 (72-for-260) with 46R, 18 doubles, 1 triple, 13HR and 47RBI in 87 games over four stints with the Yankees (3/28-5/12, 5/15, 6/13-17, 6/26-9/29)..made 55 starts in LF, 11 in CF and 11 in RF...Of his 72H, 32 went for extra bases..hit 13HR with the first seven coming at Yankee Stadium and the final six coming on the road…hit .324 (24-for-74) with 5HR and 36RBI with runners in scoring position...Hit .357 (25-for-70) off left-handed pitching…of his 13HR, 12 came vs. right-handers...Made his second career Opening Day roster (also 2018)..made his Yankees debut as ninth-inning PR for Voit on 3/30 vs. Baltimore…collected his first hit as a Yankee with a second-inning double on 4/2 vs. Detroit...Hit a three-run HR in the sixth inning of 4/16 win vs. Boston, the first Major League homer of his career..was the fifth Yankee since 2014 to hit his first Major League homer against the Red Sox, joining Kyle Higashioka (7/1/18), Gary Sánchez (8/10/16), Rob Refsnyder (7/12/15) and Dean Anna (4/10/14)...Hit fifth in the lineup for the first time in his career on 4/21 vs. Kansas City…batted fifth five times in 2019...Hit two-run HR on 5/5, snapping an 11-game streak without an extra-base hit from 4/22-5/4...Batted .423/.474/.750 (22-for-52) with 16R, 6 doubles, 1 triple, 3HR and 13RBI in 16G in July, becoming the third Yankee to hit at least .420 and slug .700 in a calendar month (min. 50PA) since 1990 (Bernie Williams, June 2001 and Paul O'Neill, April 1994)..the only other Yankees to reach those numbers in July are Joe DiMaggio (2x) and Babe Ruth (4x)..led the Majors in batting average and on-base pct. during July and ranked fifth in SLG...Hit .315 (46-for-146) with 29R, 10 doubles, 9HR and 30RBI in 45 games following the All-Star break...Tied his career high with a six-game run scoring streak from 7/19-24 (10R)..also scored a run in six straight from 4/14-21 (8R)…had a career-best five-game RBI streaks from 7/20-24 and 7/31-8/6...Had multiple RBI in six of 7G with a plate appearance from 7/31-8/8, including five straight games (with an AB) from 7/31-8/6..the five-game streak was tied for the third-longest streak by a Yankee (since RBI became an official stat in 1920), trailing only Tino Martinez (6G, 4/10-18/98) and Lou Gehrig (6G, 8/28-9/1/31)..was the longest by a Yankee since Bernie Williams' five-game streak from 4/19-23/03...Hit 5HR over a five-game span from 8/5-9…collected his first career multi-HR game on 8/5 at Baltimore, his first career homers on the road (first 7HR came at Yankee Stadium)…had a career-high-tying 4RBI on 8/8 at Toronto...Was placed on the 10-day injured list on 9/10 (retroactive to 9/9) with a left calf strain, missing the remainder of the season...Was acquired by the Yankees from Colorado in exchange for LHP Phillip Diehl on 3/23...Hit .274 (26-for-95) with 22R, 10 doubles, 3 triples, 2HR and 16RBI in 28 games with Triple-A Scranton/WilkesBarre.
2018
Made his first career Opening Day roster and appeared in 21 games with the Rockies across two stints ... Appeared in 15 games in his first stint to open the season, going 1-for-23 with three walks, 11 strikeouts and one stolen base … his lone hit came as a pinch-hitter April 15 at Washington ... Optioned to Triple-A April 22 before being recalled on June 5 … optioned for the last time on June 12 ... Appeared in six games in his second stint, going 2-for-9 with three runs, one double and one walk … went 2-for-5 with two runs and one double, June 9 at Cincinnati ... Named a Mid-Season and Post-Season All-Star with Triple-A Albuquerque … in 112 games, batted .323 (130-for-403) with 26 doubles, seven triples, 20 home runs, 81 RBI, 60 walks, 70 strikeouts and 12 stolen bases.
2017
Made his Major League debut on June 27 at San Francisco and appeared in 31 games across three stints in his first Major League season ... Had his contract selected from Triple-A on June 27 and made his Major League debut that night at San Francisco, going 0-for-1 in a pinch-hit appearance ... Recorded his first Major League hit and first RBI in his first career start, June 28 at San Francisco, an RBI single off left-handed pitcher Ty Blach ... Recorded his first Major League stolen base Sept. 19 at San Francisco … used as a pinch-runner six times ... Named a Post-Season All-Star in the Pacific Coast League, where he finished third in the league in batting average (.331) … in 110 games with Albuquerque, established career highs in batting average, runs scored (82), doubles (30), triples (eight), home runs (16) and RBI (80).
2016
Spent the entire season with Triple-A Albuquerque following his first Major League Spring Training invite ... Was assigned to Albuquerque on April 3, and spent the entire season with the Isotopes, batting .286 (136-for475) with 72 runs, 24 doubles, seven triples, one home run, 51 RBI, 40 walks and 23 stolen bases ... Played 20 games for the Rockies in the Cactus League, batting .154 (4-for-26) with one triple, three RBI, four walks and one stolen base ... Played for Aguilas del Zulia in the Venezuelan Winter League, batting .269 (32-for-119) with 21 runs, four doubles, one home run, nine RBI, 11 walks and five stolen bases in 31 games.
2015
Split time across all three outfield positions with Double-A New Britain, playing in 131 of 140 games ... Set career highs in hits (149), stolen bases (25) and walks (47) ... Placed fourth in the Eastern League in hits, tied for fourth in triples, and placed eighth in total bases (193) and batting average (.294) ... Was named an Eastern League Post-Season All-Star after batting .314 (59-for-188) in the second half.
2014
Played in seven games for Short-Season Tri-City before being promoted to High-A Modesto to finish the season ... His .294 batting average (58-for-197) and .386 on-base percentage were second-best on Modesto, trailing shortstop Trevor Story ... Hit four home runs at Modesto after not hitting any for Tri-City in 2013 or 2014.
2013
Started in 55 games in the outfield for Short-Season Tri-City in his first professional season ... Was named a Northwest League Mid-Season All-Star … finished the season batting .297 (70-for-236) with 13 doubles, three triples, 23 RBI and 20 stolen bases … 20 stolen bases were tied for third in the league ... Northwest League Player of the Week on Aug. 5.
