Curtis Taylor (baseball)

Curtis W. Taylor (born July 25, 1995) is a Canadian professional baseball pitcher in the Chicago Cubs organization.

Curtis Taylor
Chicago Cubs
Pitcher
Born: (1995-07-25) July 25, 1995
Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
Bats: Right
Throws: Right

Career

Taylor played youth baseball for the Coquitlam Reds of the British Columbia Premier Baseball League.[1] He attended the University of British Columbia (UBC), where he played college baseball for the UBC Thunderbirds. The Arizona Diamondbacks selected him in the fourth round, with the 119th overall selection, of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft.[2][3] Taylor made his professional debut with the Hillsboro Hops and played for the Kane County Cougars in 2017.[4][5]

On November 30, 2017, the Diamondbacks traded Taylor to the Tampa Bay Rays for Brad Boxberger.[6] The Rays invited Taylor to spring training as a non-roster player in 2019.[1] On September 1, 2019, the Rays sent Taylor to the Toronto Blue Jays as a player to be named later in their earlier trade for Eric Sogard.[7][8] After the 2021 season, the Washington Nationals selected Taylor in the minor league phase of the Rule 5 draft.[9] In February 2023, Taylor signed a minor league contract with the Chicago Cubs.[10]

Taylor was named to the Canadian national baseball team for the 2023 World Baseball Classic.[11]

See also

References
  1. "PoCo pitcher getting his Major League shot". Tri-City News. February 1, 2019. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
  2. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/arizona-calling-ubc-pitcher-curtis-taylor-taken-in-4th-round-of-mlb-draft-1.3620811
  3. "Port Coquitlam's Taylor chosen by Arizona Diamondbacks in MLB draft". Tri-City News. June 10, 2016. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
  4. "Hard-throwing Canadian Curtis Taylor finds groove with Cougars – Chicago Tribune". Chicagotribune.com. June 18, 2017. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
  5. Gilberto, Gerard (June 2, 2017). "Curtis Taylor notches career high eight strikeouts for Kane County Cougars". MiLB.com. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
  6. "Diamondbacks trade with Tampa Bay brings Brad Boxberger to Phoenix". Azcentral.com. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
  7. "Former UBC ace Taylor traded to Blue Jays, excited to be with 'my hometown team'".
  8. "Derailed by injury, Taylor's baseball dream has a new destination". Tri-City News. November 22, 2019. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
  9. "Curtis Taylor is now part of the Washington Nationals". Tri-City News. December 9, 2021. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
  10. https://www.si.com/mlb/cubs/news/cubs-ink-taylor-curtis-minor-league-deal
  11. "Two Coquitlam pitchers selected to Canada's World Baseball Classic team". Tri-City News. February 12, 2023. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
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