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Taylor Widener

Taylor Widener #57

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  • B/T: L/R
  • 6' 0"/203
  • Age: 26

2021 Stats

G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
23 2-1 4.35 70.1 73 1.45

2021 Stats

AB AVG HR RBI SB OPS
16 .063 0 0 0 .180

MLB Career Stats

G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
35 2-2 4.38 90.1 95 1.42

MLB Career Stats

AB AVG HR RBI SB OPS
16 .063 0 0 0 .180

Taylor Widener Bio

  • Fullname: Taylor Browning Widener
  • Born: 10/24/1994 in Aiken, SC
  • Draft: 2016, New York Yankees, Round: 12, Overall Pick: 368
  • College: South Carolina
  • Debut: 7/25/2020
Taylor Browning Widener
Married to Paige...Went 8-7 with a 3.59 ERA and 9 saves in 3 years at the University of South Carolina…averaged 10.5 strikeouts per 9.0 innings...His favorite player growing up was Chipper Jones…he says "I always liked the way he played the game. He played hard."...Has spent the last 2 off seasons (2019/20 and '20/21) working a manual labor job at The Westin Kierland Golf Club...As a kid, he would go around his neighborhood cutting lawns, trimming hedges, and spreading mulch for gardens to earn money.

2020

Appeared in 12 games in his first season with Arizona, going 0-1 with a 4.50 ERA (10 ER in 20.0 IP), .192 opponent average and 22 strikeouts...Opponents hit .191 (9-for-47) off his 4-seam fastball and .167 (2-for-12) on his slider...Made his Major League debut on July 25 @ Padres with 1.2 scoreless innings…recorded his first strikeout (Trent Grisham)...On 10-day injured list from Aug. 31-Sept. 20 with a strained right rib cage.

2019

Went 6-7 with an 8.10 ERA (90 in 100.0 IP) and 109 strikeouts in 23 starts for Triple-A Reno...Ranked seventh in the Pacific Coast League in strikeouts per 9.0 IP (9.81) [min. 75.0 IP] and 10th in strikeouts...Named PCL Pitcher of the Week for June 24-30, going 1-0 with a 1.64 ERA (2 ER in 11.0 IP) and 14 strikeouts.

2018

Named organizational Minor League Pitcher of the Year, Southern League Pitcher of the Year and Baseball America's Double-A Pitcher of the Year after leading the SL with 176 strikeouts (second in MiLB), a .197 opponent average and a 1.03 WHIP and ranked second with a 2.75 ERA (42 ER in 137.1 IP)...Won the SL championship with Double-A Jackson...Earned SL midseason All-Star honors and named SL Pitcher of the Week for May 14-20...Was a non-roster invitee to Spring Training…traded to the D-backs in a 3-team trade (also: Rays and Yankees) on Feb. 20...Entered the season ranked as the D-backs' No. 4 prospect by MLB.com.

2017

Made 27 starts with Single-A Tampa, going 7-8 with a 3.39 ERA and a .206 opponent average...Ranked among Florida State League leaders in starts (1st), opponent average (1st), WHIP (1st, 1.15) and strikeouts-per-9.0 innings (1st, 9.73), strikeouts (3rd, 129) and ERA (4th)...Promoted to Double-A Trenton for the Eastern League playoffs and went 1-0 with a 3.00 ERA over 2 relief appearances (6.0 IP).
Year AB R H HR RBI SB AVG OBP OPS
2021 Stats 16 1 1 0 0 0 .063 .118 .180
MLB Career Stats 16 1 1 0 0 0 .063 .118 .180
Year W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2021 Stats 2 1 4.35 23 13 0 70.1 73 1.45
MLB Career Stats 2 2 4.38 35 13 0 90.1 95 1.42
  • Status: Active
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Splits

Duration W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO WHIP
Last 7 Games 0 0 2.57 7 0 0 7.0 8 2 3 7 1.57
Last 15 Games 1 0 4.28 15 5 0 33.2 29 16 21 37 1.49
Last 30 Games 2 1 4.35 23 13 0 70.1 65 34 37 73 1.45
Duration AB R H HR RBI BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG
Last 7 Games - - - - - - - - --- --- ---
Last 15 Games 9 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 .111 .111 .111
Last 30 Games 16 1 1 0 0 1 11 0 .063 .118 .063
Last 3 Games W L SV IP H ER BB SO
10/3 vs COL 0 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 1
9/29 @ SF 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 1
9/26 vs LAD 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 1 0
Last 3 Games AB R H HR RBI BB SO SB
10/3 vs COL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9/29 @ SF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9/26 vs LAD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021 Games by Position: SP (13) RP (10)

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News

9/01/2021 at 3:29 PM 9/01/2021 at 3:29 PM

Widener moves to 'pen to manage workload
8/27/2021 at 10:16 PM 8/27/2021 at 10:16 PM

Taylor Widener K's four in five innings of work
8/22/2021 at 9:26 PM 8/22/2021 at 9:26 PM

Widener, Varsho, patience key D-backs' win
8/22/2021 at 6:58 PM 8/22/2021 at 6:58 PM

Taylor Widener earns five K's against the Rockies
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