Taylor graduated from Chatfield High School in Littleton, Colo....Taylor attended the University of Kentucky for three years from 2010-12, going 13-18 with a 5.35 ERA in 45 games (42 starts) for the Wildcats. He was an 11th-round pick of the Twins in 2012...Grew up a Broncos fan and attends every home game. He has season tickets and still resides in the Denver area...Unlike his twin brother Tyler, Taylor has a more conventional delivery and does not deliver the ball from a submarine delivery. Taylor also throws lefty, opposite of his brother...When Taylor received the call-up to the Major Leagues on April 13, 2016, he kept the exciting news to himself for more than three hours -- he was waiting until Tyler finished practice with the Richmond Flying Squirrels. Only after telling Tyler did he call his parents.
2022
Spent most of Spring Training with the Minnesota Twins before being traded to San Diego on April 7 along with OF Brent Rooker and cash considerations...RHP Chris Paddack, RHP Emilio Pagan and a PTBNL went to Minnesota in return...Posted a 0.44 ERA with 17 saves in 18 opportunities over his first 20 games of the season with San Diego (20.1ip, 1er)…Had an 8.14 ERA with 11 saves in 17 opportunities over his next 22 games with San Diego from May 28-July 27…still struck out 25 batters in 21.0 innings in that span but hitters batted .322 off him in that stretch...Acquired by Milwaukee on Aug. 1 along with RHP Dinelson Lamet, LHP Robert Gasser and OF Esteury Ruiz...LHP Josh Hader went to San Diego in return...Went 3-3 with three saves in six opportunities in 24 games with Milwaukee after the trade…posted a 5.48 ERA (14er, 23.0ip) in those games while striking out 36 batters in 23.0 innings...Left-handed batters went 1-for-21 with 13 strikeouts vs. Rogers during his time with Milwaukee...Posted an 11.8 K/9ip ratio in 2022, his best over a full season just slightly above his 11.7 K/9ip ratio during his All-Star season with Minnesota in 2019...His 31 saves between San Diego and Milwaukee were a career-best, narrowly beating out his 30 saves from 2019.
2021
Made Twins Opening Day roster for fifth-consecutive time in career...Began season as club's primary set-up man, earning holds in first two appearances...Allowed just one unearned run in first eight appearances from April 1-26 (9.1 IP)...Set season-high with 2.1 innings of relief on April 21 at Oakland, his longest outing since July 6, 2019, vs. Texas (also 2.1) and one out short of his career-high of 2.2 on Aug. 30, 2016, at Cleveland...Went 8-for-9 in save opportunities from April 23-July 8, including converting six-straight opportunities from May 25-July 8...Struck out season-high four batters twice on season: May 6 vs. Texas (1.1 IP) and July 5 vs. Chicago-AL (1.2 IP)...Went 2-3, 3.35 ERA (37.2 IP, 14 ER) with eight walks, 54 strikeouts and eight saves in 36 games pre-All-Star break...was selected to the American League All-Star team, the first of career, but did not appear in the game at Coors Field in Denver, his hometown...Recorded 50th career save July 23 vs. Los Angeles-AL with 1.0 scoreless inning, one hit allowed and two strikeouts in a Twins 5-4 victory...Left the game July 26 vs. Detroit without recording an out after throwing a ball to the backstop and experiencing pain in his left arm...Placed on 10-day Injured List on July 27 with a left middle finger sprain, ending his season; transferred to 60-day IL on Sept. 18...first time in major league career being placed on the Injured List (second time professionally – left groin strain in 2013)...Twins went 25-15 in games in which he appeared...Struck out at least one batter in 33 of 40 appearances and multiple batters in 18 appearances...Went 1-1, 1.35 ERA (20.0 IP, 3 ER) in 19 away games and 1-3, 5.31 ERA (20.1 IP, 12 ER) in 21 home games...Held left-handed batters to a .170 (9-for-53) average and right-handed batters to a .287 (29-for-101) average...Threw slider 54% of time (347 pitches) and sinker 46% of time (295 pitches)...Set career-high with 13.17 strikeouts-per-9.0 IP ratio, sixth-highest among American League relievers and 10th best in baseball...Given Carl R. Pohlad Outstanding Community Service Award.
2020
Made Twins Opening Day roster for fourth consecutive time in career...Earned saves in first two appearances July 29 vs. St. Louis and July 31 vs. Cleveland, throwing a total of 16 pitches in 2.0 innings, (just five pitches in his save vs. the Indians)...Struck out at least one batter in 11 straight appearances from Aug. 6-Sept. 7...Recorded 300th career strikeout Sept. 20 at Chicago-NL, fanning Anthony Rizzo...Earned the win Sept. 22 vs. Detroit, the same night that his twin brother Tyler earned a win for San Francisco vs. Colorado...they became the first set of twins in baseball history to earn a win on the same day since Jeff and Jered Weaver on May 7, 2010...Struck out at least one batter in 17 of 21 appearances and multiple batters in six of 21...Went 2-1, 1.26 ERA (14.1 IP, 2 ER) in 14 home games compared to 0-3, 11.12 ERA (5.2 IP, 7 ER) in seven road games...Held left-handed hitters to a .250 (3-for-12) batting average with one extra-base hit (double) and right-handers to a .311 (23-for-74) batting average with nine extra base hits (7 doubles, 2 home runs)...Ranked tied for 11th in the American League (min. 20.0 IP) in strikeout-to-walk ratio (6.00) and 17th in fewest walks-per-9.0 IP (1.80)...Led club in saves (9), ranked tied for fifth in the American League and tied for 11th in baseball...converted nine saves in 11 opportunities, for an 81.8 save percentage, sixth best in the AL and 11th best in majors...Appeared in two games during the AL Wild Card series vs. Houston, allowing one run on two hits in 1.0 inning pitched with one strikeout...Given Mike Augustin "Media Good Guy" Award, voted on by the Twin Cities Chapter of the BBWAA.
2019
Made Twins Opening Day roster for third time in career and earned save on Opening Day March 28 vs. Cleveland with 1.1 scoreless innings....Had scoreless inning streak snapped at 28.2 April 2 at Kansas City on an Adalberto Mondesi inside-the-park home run...the streak had tied Johnny Klippstein (1965-66) for third longest in club history (Joe Nathan - 29.0 in 2004 and J.C. Romero, 36.0 in 2004)...Became primary closer in early June and went 26-for-30 in save opportunities from then on....Twin brother, Tyler, made major league debut for San Francisco August 27 vs. Arizona with 1.0 scoreless inning...Taylor closed out a save that night in Chicago-AL, then went back to clubhouse to watch his brother's debut...they became 10th different pair of twin brothers to play in the major leagues, eighth to play in same season and first since Damon and Ryan Minor during the 2000-04 seasons....Led the AL and ranked second in the majors (min. 10.0 IP) with a .154 opponent on-base percentage in June, trailing on MIL-Josh Hader (.136)....Converted a career-best 14 consecutive save opportunities August 4-end of season....Recorded 30th save September 28 at Kansas City, becoming the fourth left-hander in Twins history to reach that milestone, joining Glen Perkins (3 times), Eddie Guardado (2 times) and Ron Perranoski (2 times)...was first since Glen Perkins had 32 in 2015....Held left-handed hitters to a .208 batting average and right-handed hitters to a .273 average....Was only pitcher in baseball with at least 30 saves and at least 10 holds....12 of his saves were of more than three outs, most by a Twin since Rick Aguilera had 13 in 1990...posted seven saves of at least six outs, the most by a Twins reliever since Jeff Reardon also had seven for the 1987 World Series champions....Issued just 11 walks on season, tied for seventh fewest in club history for a reliever....Ranked second in baseball among relievers in strikeout-per-walk ratio at 8.18, trailing only Texas/Atlanta's Chris Martin (13.00)...was also lowest mark in club history for a reliever....Finished tied for ninth in baseball in saves (30) and tied for fourth in the AL...20 of his saves came after July 1, tied for fourth most in baseball in that span and third in the AL (OAK's Liam Hendriks - 23, HOU's Roberto Osuna - 21)....Made one appearance during ALDS vs. New York-AL, pitching 2.0 innings in Game 3 at Target Field, allowing one run on two hits in 2.0 innings pitched....Named Joseph W. Haynes Award winner for Twins Pitcher of the Year, an award voted on by the Twin Cities Chapter of the BBWAA.
2018
Made Twins Opening Day roster for second time in career and spent entire season with Twins...Began the season going 1-2, 5.13 ERA (26.1 IP, 15 ER) in first 28 games from April 2-June 15, but finished the season going 0-0, 1.07 ERA (42.0 IP, 5 ER) in final 44 games...Posted a 26.0-inning scoreless streak from July 30-through end of season, the fifth longest in club history, trailing J.C. Romero (36.0 in 2004), Joe Nathan (29.0 in 2004), Johnny Klippstein (28.2 in 1965-66) and Juan Berenguer (26.1 in 1998)...during that streak, held opponents to a .120 batting average, three walks and 29 strikeouts...Ranked tied for third in the AL in holds Post-All-Star Break and ranked tied for fourth in baseball...Ranked fifth in baseball in opponent batting average Post-All-Stark Break (.120) and 13th in ERA (0.94)...Held left-handed hitters to a .180 average and right-handed hitters to a .225 average...Only pitcher in baseball to not allow a single run in both August and September...Set career-highs in games (72), innings pitched (68.1), strikeouts (75), fewest home runs allowed (3), ERA (2.63), and WHIP (0.95)...Ranked second on Twins in games and tied for first in holds (18)...Ranked tied for ninth in the AL in games (72), tied for second among left-handed pitchers.
2017
Made Twins Opening Day roster for first time in career ... Posted a 1.86 ERA (9.2 IP, 2 ER) in 13 May games and a 0.75 ERA (12.0 IP, 1 ER) in 11 June games ... Converted a hold in six straight games June 28-July 15 ... Posted a 2.14 ERA (33.2 IP, 8 ER) with an opponent batting average of .238 in 39 games pre-All-Star break, had a 4.50 ERA (22.0 IP, 11 ER) with an opponent batting average of .259 in 30 games after the break ... Allowed five of 35 inherited runners to score for a 14.3 inherited runners scored percentage, tied for fourth-best in the AL ... Held opponents scoreless in 20 of final 21 appearances from August 6 through end of season and scoreless in each of his final 15 appearances since August 25 ... Held left-handed hitters to a .173 batting average and right-handers to a .287 average ... Twins went 48-21 in his appearances ... Went 3-0, 1.88 ERA (28.2 IP, 6 ER) in 33 home games and 4-3, 4.33 ERA (27.0 IP, 13 ER) in 36 road games ... Ranked fifth in the AL among left-handed relievers in games (69) ... Led baseball in holds (30) and ranked third in club history, trailing J.C. Romero's 33 in 2002 and Matt Guerrier's 33 in 2009.
2016
Began season with Triple-A Rochester. Appeared in seven games (2 starts) for the Red Wings and was recalled by Minnesota April 13 (Glen Perkins - disabled list). Made major league debut April 14 vs. Chicago-AL, pitching 0.2 scoreless inning with one hit allowed. Recorded first career strikeout May 18 at Detroit, fanning J.D. Martinez. Recorded first major league win June 2 vs. Tampa Bay with 2.0 scoreless innings of relief. Allowed four home runs in first 12 appearances but did not allow one from June 11-August 30 (35.0 IP). Posted a 17.0-inning scoreless streak June 17-July 23, the longest by a Twin for the season. Held left-handed hitters to a .202 (17-for-84) average and right-handers to a .291 (46-for-158) average with Twins. Ranked second on the Twins staff in holds (9) and third in games (57). Ranked fifth among AL rookies in games (57), first among left-handers...tied for ninth in games among all AL left-handed pitchers. Finished seventh on the Twins all-time list in games for rookies, fourth among left-handed pitchers (Jose Mijares, 2009 - 71; Gary Wayne, 1989 - 60; Len Whitehouse, 1983 - 60).
2015
Was an invite to Twins spring training; reassigned to minor league camp March 15 and spent entire season with Triple-A Rochester....Pitched two 6.0-inning complete games, May 22 at Norfolk and July 10 at Syracuse, the fifth and sixth complete games of his professional career...Named International League All-Star, pitching 1.0 inning of relief with one walk July 15 at Omaha....Pitched 6.0-plus innings in 22 of 27 starts for Red Wings and 7.0-plus in nine starts...17 of 27 starts were quality starts....Held left-handed batters to a .177 (34-for-192) average and right-handers to a .326 (156-for-479) average at Rochester... Ranked second in minor league baseball in innings pitched (174.0), trailing only teammate Pat Dean (179.0)...ranked third in the organization in innings, trailing only Kyle Gibson (194.2) and Dean....Led the Red Wings staff in strikeouts (126) and tied for second in wins (11)....Tied for first in the International League in starts (27), second in innings pitched and strikeouts, tied for second in complete games (2), and tied for third in wins....Pitched for Scottsdale in the Arizona Fall League, going 2-2, 2.88 ERA (25.0 IP, 8 ER) with 11 walks and 21 strikeouts in six starts...ranked second on Scorpions staff in innings pitched and strikeouts...tied for sixth in AFL in strikeouts and ranked 10th in innings pitched...Added to Twins 40-man roster November 20....Ranked 14th best prospect in Twins system by Baseball America, entering 2016.
2014
Spent entire season with Double-A New Britain...named Twins minor league Player of the Week June 27 after allowing one run and one walk in 8.0 innings pitched while striking out 11 June 25 vs. Altoona...named Eastern League Midseason All-Star...placed on 7-day disabled list with left biceps tendinitis July 20; reinstated August 9...named Twins minor league Pitcher of the Month in August, going 3-0, 0.64 ERA (28.0 IP, 2 ER) in five starts...held left-handed batters to a .217 (31-for-143) batting average and right-handers to a .285 (119-for-417) average...led the Rock Cats in innings pitched (145.0), wins (11), strikeouts (113) and was second in starts (24)...tied for third in the Eastern League in wins, fifth in strikeouts, sixth in innings pitched and ERA (3.29)...pitched for Salt River in the Arizona Fall League, going 0-0, 1.59 ERA (5.2 IP, 1 ER) in three games (2 starts)...named 15th best prospect in Twins system by Baseball America entering 2015.
2013
Started season with Single-A Cedar Rapids where he made three starts before being transferred to Single-A Ft. Myers to finish the season... named Twins minor league Player of the Week May 31, tossing 7.0 shutout innings in a win vs. Bradenton...placed on 7-day disabled list with left groin strain July 4; reinstated July 11...pitched first career complete game shutout July 18 at Dunedin, allowing one hit (2-out double in the sixth), eight strikeouts and two walks in 9.0 innings; named the Florida State League Pitcher of the Week following that outing...named Twins minor league Pitcher of the Month in August, going 2-1, 0.89 ERA (40.1 IP, 4 ER) with 32 strikeouts in six starts...led Florida State League in complete games (3), tied for first in shutouts (2), second in ERA (2.55), second in fewest baserunners-per-9.0 innings, and third in wins (11)...named Florida State League Postseason All-Star...ranked 19th best prospect in Twins system by Baseball America entering 2014.
2012
Began first professional season with Rookie Elizabethton...spent second half of season with Single-A Beloit...combined to go 4-3, 2.27 ERA (63.1 IP, 16 ER) with 17 walks and 74 strikeouts in 15 games (10 starts) at both levels combined.
