Samad Taylor

Samad Jahad Taylor (born July 11, 1998) is an American professional baseball second baseman and outfielder for the Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2023. Career Taylor attended Corona High School in his hometown of Corona, California. He committed to play college baseball for the Arizona Wildcats. Cleveland Indians Taylor was selected in the 10th round of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft by the Cleveland Indians, signed, and was assigned to the Rookie-level Arizona League Indians after signing. In 32 games, Taylor recorded a .293 batting average, one home run, and 14 runs batted in (RBI). He was assigned to the Short Season-A Mahoning Valley Scrappers to begin the 2017 season. Toronto Blue Jays On July 31, 2017, the Indians traded Taylor and Thomas Pannone to the Toronto Blue Jays for reliever Joe Smith. The Blue Jays assigned Taylor to the Rookie Advanced Bluefield Blue Jays for five games before promoting him to the Short Season-A Vancouver Canadians for the remainder of the season. In 54 total games played in 2017, Taylor hit .294 with six home runs and 30 RBI.