Beau Taylor


Beau Ritchie Taylor is an American professional baseball catcher for the Cleveland Indians of Major League Baseball. He has played in Major League Baseball for the Oakland Athletics and Toronto Blue Jays.

Career

Amateur

Taylor attended Rockledge High School in Rockledge, Florida and the University of Central Florida. He played for the UCF Knights baseball team, joining the team as a third baseman but converting to catcher to keep his scholarship. In 2010, he played collegiate summer baseball in the Cape Cod Baseball League for the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox.

Oakland Athletics (first stint)

The Oakland Athletics selected Taylor in the fifth round of the 2011 MLB draft. He was suspended for the first 50 games of the 2017 season due to testing positive for Adderall without a prescription. He became a free agent after the 2017 season, and signed a new contract with the Athletics.
Taylor was promoted to the major leagues on September 1, 2018. He elected free agency on November 2, 2018. He re-signed a minor league deal on November 9, 2018. On June 18, 2019, Taylor hit his first major league home run off Gabriel Ynoa in a 16-2 victory over the Baltimore Orioles. On August 14, Taylor was designated for assignment.

Toronto Blue Jays

On August 16, 2019, Taylor was claimed off waivers by the Toronto Blue Jays. Taylor was designated for assignment on September 7.

Oakland Athletics (second stint)

On September 10, 2019, the Oakland Athletics claimed Taylor off waivers. On September 25, Taylor was designated for assignment. He elected free agency on October 8, 2019.

Cleveland Indians

On December 6, 2019, Taylor signed a minor league contract with the Cleveland Indians. The Indians selected Taylor's contract on July 28, 2020.