Samad Taylor

ABOUT SAMAD TAYLOR

Professional second baseman and middle infielder that was drafted by the Cleveland Guardians during the tenth round of the 2016 Major League Draft. He was later acquired by the Kansas City Royals via trade in August 2022. He has also played in the Toronto Blue Jays farm system.

He first began his professional career playing for the AZL Indians rookie affiliate team. The following year, he was sent to the Mahoning Valley Scrappers.

He recorded a career-high 16 home runs during the 2021 minor league season. He also recorded career-highs in on-base percentage with .385 and slugging with .503.

Growing up, he lived with his family in Corona, California.

He was selected during the 2016 MLB Draft just like Mickey Moniak .