Samad Taylor #55

Samad Jahad Taylor...Graduated from Corona Senior High School (Calif.)...Resides in Sioux Falls, S.D...Acquired in a trade with Kansas City in exchange for a player to be named later (RHP Natanael Garabitos) on Jan. 30, 2024.

2024

In three Major League games with Seattle, hit .400 (2-for-5) with two runs scored...Spent majority of season with Triple-A Tacoma, where he recorded 50 stolen bases in 136 games, batting .262 (133-for-508) with 93 runs, 19 doubles, four triples, 11 home runs, 75 RBI, 68 walks and a .732 OPS.

2023

In 31 games with Kansas City, batted .200 (12-for-60) with 11 runs, two doubles, one triple, four RBIs, eight stolen bases and seven walks...In 89 games with Triple-A Omaha (KC), hit .301 (101-for-335) with 65 runs, 23 doubles, four triples, eight home runs, 55 RBI, 43 stolen bases and 66 walks with an .884 OPS...Made Major League debut with the Royals on June 17 vs. Los Angeles-AL, going 1-for-3 with two runs, an RBI and two walks...Third player in KC history with multiple walks in MLB debut, joining Jorge Pedre (Sept. 7, 1991) and Eric Hosmer (May 6, 2011)...Appeared defensively at four positions with Kansas City: left field (15 G), second base (12 G), third base (2 G) and center field (1 G).

2022

Taylor recorded two home runs and five RBI on June 21, 2022 in an 8-7 win vs. St. Paul. .. He recorded 23 steals in 70 games with Triple-A Buffalo in 2022, but was placed on the Injured List on June 29 with a left oblique strain…he returned two weeks later and played in one game, before going back on the IL with the same injury, and missed the rest of the regular season. .. Taylor played in 21 games with Surprise in the 2022 Arizona Fall League and tied for fourth in the league with nine stolen bases.

2021

Taylor had a career season with Double-A New Hampshire in 2021, when he was named an MiLB. com Organization All-Star…he ranked among the Eastern League leaders in steals (30, 2nd), on-base percentage (.385, 3rd), OPS (.888, 4th), runs (69, 4th), batting average (.294, tied for 4th), and slugging percentage (.503, 8th).

2020

Did not play due to cancellation of Minor League season (COVID-19).

2019

In 108 games with High-A Dunedin (TOR), totaled 20 doubles, 38 RBIs and 26 stolen bases.

2018

Finished third in the Midwest League with 44 stolen bases in 121 games with Lansing (TOR).

2017

Hit .294 in 52 combined games between Rk. Bluefield, Class-A Vancouver & Mahoning Valley.

2016

Professional debut season...hit .293 (34x116) in 32 games with the AZL Guardians.