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Samad Taylor
Samad Taylor
El Paso Chihuahuas • Second Base
Age 27 • 5' 8" • 160 lb
Bats: R • Throws: R
MLB Debut: 2023-06-17
Born: Corona , CA • USA
Draft: 2016
2025 Stats
G
4
AB
8
H
1
HR
0
RBI
0
R
1
SB
0
AVG
.125
OBP
.125
SLG
.125
OPS
.250
Career Stats
G
38
AB
73
H
15
HR
0
RBI
4
R
14
SB
8
AVG
.205
OBP
.272
SLG
.260
OPS
.532
Year-by-Year Hitting
Year Team GPAABH HRRBISB AVGOBPSLGOPSAwards
2023 KC 31 69 60 12 4 8 .200 .279 .267 .546
2024 SEA 3 5 5 2 .400 .400 .400 .800
2025 SEA 4 9 8 1 .125 .125 .125 .250
Spring Training
Hitting
YearTeamGPAABHHRRBISBAVGOBPSLGOPS
2019 TOR 1211 2 1.0001.0001.0002.000
2022 TOR 2332 12 .667.6671.6672.334
2023 KC 1329259 273 .360.414.7601.174
2024 SEA 1538339 263 .273.342.485.827
2025 SEA 1224248 174 .333.333.542.875
2026 SD 1734307 53 .233.265.300.565
Game Logs
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Hitting
Date Opponent AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB SO
2025-05-05 @ ATH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025-05-03 @ TEX 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025-05-02 @ TEX 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025-04-30 vs LAA 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Transactions
Entire history • newest first.
2026-01-25
San Diego Padres signed free agent 2B Samad Taylor to a minor league contract.
2026-01-25
2B Samad Taylor roster status changed by San Diego Padres.
2026-01-22
Seattle Mariners sent 2B Samad Taylor outright to Tacoma Rainiers.
2026-01-15
Seattle Mariners designated 2B Samad Taylor for assignment.
2025-10-21
Seattle Mariners activated 2B Samad Taylor.
2025-10-04
2B Samad Taylor roster status changed by Seattle Mariners.
2025-09-29
Seattle Mariners recalled 2B Samad Taylor from Tacoma Rainiers.
2025-05-06
Seattle Mariners optioned 2B Samad Taylor to Tacoma Rainiers.
2025-04-29
Seattle Mariners selected the contract of 2B Samad Taylor from Tacoma Rainiers.
2025-01-30
Seattle Mariners invited non-roster 2B Samad Taylor to spring training.
2025-01-21
Seattle Mariners sent 2B Samad Taylor outright to Tacoma Rainiers.
2025-01-17
Seattle Mariners designated 2B Samad Taylor for assignment.
2025-01-15
Seattle Mariners designated 2B Samad Taylor for assignment.
2024-10-01
Seattle Mariners recalled 2B Samad Taylor from Tacoma Rainiers.
2024-04-08
Seattle Mariners optioned 2B Samad Taylor to Tacoma Rainiers.
2024-04-05
Seattle Mariners recalled 2B Samad Taylor from Tacoma Rainiers.
2024-03-23
Seattle Mariners optioned 2B Samad Taylor to Tacoma Rainiers.
2024-01-30
Kansas City Royals traded 2B Samad Taylor to Seattle Mariners for Player To Be Named Later.
2023-10-02
Kansas City Royals recalled 2B Samad Taylor from Omaha Storm Chasers.
2023-09-04
Kansas City Royals optioned 2B Samad Taylor to Omaha Storm Chasers.
2023-09-04
Kansas City Royals optioned 2B Samad Taylor to Omaha Storm Chasers.
2023-07-28
Kansas City Royals recalled 2B Samad Taylor from Omaha Storm Chasers.
2023-07-18
Kansas City Royals optioned 2B Samad Taylor to Omaha Storm Chasers.
2023-07-09
Kansas City Royals recalled 2B Samad Taylor from Omaha Storm Chasers.
2023-07-04
Kansas City Royals optioned 2B Samad Taylor to Omaha Storm Chasers.
2023-06-16
Kansas City Royals recalled 2B Samad Taylor from Omaha Storm Chasers.
2023-03-15
Kansas City Royals optioned 2B Samad Taylor to Omaha Storm Chasers.
2022-11-10
Kansas City Royals selected the contract of 2B Samad Taylor from Omaha Storm Chasers.
2022-08-02
Kansas City Royals traded 2B Whit Merrifield to Toronto Blue Jays for RHP Max Castillo and 2B Samad Taylor.
2022-03-28
2B Samad Taylor and assigned to Toronto Blue Jays.
2019-03-18
2B Samad Taylor assigned to Toronto Blue Jays.
2018-03-17
2B Samad Taylor assigned to Toronto Blue Jays.
2017-07-31
Toronto Blue Jays traded RHP Joe Smith to Cleveland Indians for LHP Thomas Pannone and 2B Samad Taylor.
2016-06-17
Cleveland Indians signed 2B Samad Taylor.
Scouting Report
Statcast-style percentiles • Basenerd theme
Season 2025
Batting
xwOBA
5
0.183
xBA
19
0.187
xSLG
10
0.237
Avg EV
0
75.7
Barrel%
0
0.0%
HardHit%
2
12.5%
SweetSpot%
80
37.5%
Chase%
2
50.0%
Whiff%
76
21.4%
K%
96
11.1%
BB%
0
0.0%
Percentiles are computed within season pool • colors: blue (low) → gray (avg) → red (high).
Spray Chart
Hits only • Stadium overlay
1B 2B 3B HR
MLBAM-style coords scaled into stadium viewBox. Home plate baseline ≈ (125, 199). Stadium SVG: generic.svg.
Results by Pitch Type
Pitch # Usage% Zone% Whiff% AVG HardHit%
Sweeper 6 26.1% 83.3% 0.0% .000 50.0%
4-Seam Fastball 5 21.7% 80.0% 0.0% .500 0.0%
Changeup 4 17.4% 50.0% 66.7% .000 0.0%
Sinker 3 13.0% 33.3% 0.0% .000 0.0%
Eephus 2 8.7% 100.0% 0.0% .000 0.0%
Curveball 1 4.3% 0.0% 0.0% .000 0.0%
Cutter 1 4.3% 0.0% 0.0% .000 0.0%
Slider 1 4.3% 100.0% 0.0% .000 0.0%
Total 23 100.0% 65.2% 14.3% .125 12.5%
Results by Pitch Category
Category # Usage% Zone% Whiff% AVG HardHit%
Fastball 9 39.1% 55.6% 0.0% .500 0.0%
Breaking 8 34.8% 75.0% 0.0% .000 33.3%
Offspeed 6 26.1% 66.7% 40.0% .000 0.0%
Total 23 100.0% 65.2% 14.3% .125 12.5%
MLB Avg - - 50.6% 25.3% .245 41.0%
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