Seth Taylor

Thomas Seth Taylor

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 1", Weight 185 lb.
• School University of South Alabama
• High School J. M. Tate High School
• Born August 23, 1977 in Pensacola, FL USA

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Biographical Information

Infielder Seth Taylor played in the minor leagues from 1999 to 2005, peaking at Double-A.

He was drafted three times. Initially, he was taken by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 37th round of the 1995 amateur draft, but opted not to sign. He was next taken by the Detroit Tigers in the 11th round of the 1998 amateur draft, but again, did not sign. He finally inked a contract after being taken by the New York Yankees in the 5th round of the 1999 amateur draft, one pick ahead of pitcher Mike Thompson.

In his first pro season, he hit .294/.384/.392 with 24 stolen bases in 78 games between the Staten Island Yankees and Greensboro Bats. He was second in the New York-Penn League in runs scored with 57, behind Val Pascucci's 62. On January 3, 2001, he was traded with pitcher Jay Tessmer to the Colorado Rockies for pitcher David Lee. In his first year in the Rockies chain, he had a career-high 126 hits in 131 games for the Salem Avalanche. He later spent time in the Montreal Expos organization, before wrapping up his career in the Texas Rangers chain. In his final campaign, he hit .258/.298/.408 with a career-high 13 dingers and 66 RBI for their Double-A affiliate, the Frisco RoughRiders. He was second in the Texas League in sacrifice flies with 9, behind Nate Espy's 10.

Overall, Taylor hit .253/.311/.375 with 44 homers, 271 RBI and 53 steals in 587 games.

Prior to playing professionally, he had been named MVP of the 1996 Sun Belt Conference Tournament.