Samad Taylor #24

Samad Jahad Taylor...Born in Beverly Hills, Calif...Resides in Phoenix, Ariz...Signed by San Diego as a Minor League free agent on Jan. 25, 2026...Taylor's Minor League deal with SD for 2026 marked his fifth different organization after signing with CLE as a 10th-round selection in the 2016 First-Year Player Draft (also: TOR, KC and SEA).

2025

Spent the majority of the season with Triple-A Tacoma while also appearing in four games for the Mariners, batting .125 (1-for-8) with a run and strikeout...Recalled from Tacoma on April 29, and his start in right field on April 30 vs. LAA marked his first appearance in the Majors since April 7, 2024 at MIL...Was named Tacoma's Team MVP after hitting .296 (165-for-558) across 137 games with the Rainiers with 124 runs, 27 doubles, seven triples, 17 home runs, 86 RBI, 73 walks and 44 stolen bases…Reached base at a .378 clip while slugging .461 (.839 OPS)...Led the Pacific Coast League in runs scored, while also ranking second in stolen bases, third in hits, fourth in RBI and sixth in extra-base hits (51)...Stole the 93rd base of his Rainiers career on Sept. 16, setting a new franchise record and surpassing Dell Alston (92 SB, '78-90)...His 124 runs scored this also set a new single-season runs record for the Rainiers, surpassing the 121 runs scored by Alex Liddi in 2011, and are the second-most for a PCL player since 2005.

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.