Blake Taylor


Blake Michael Taylor is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball.

Career

Taylor attended Dana Hills High School in Dana Point, California. Taylor was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2nd round, with the 51st overall selection, of the 2013 Major League Baseball draft.

Pittsburgh Pirates

Taylor spent his professional debut season of 2013 with the GCL Pirates, going 0–2 with a 2.57 ERA over 21 innings.

New York Mets

On June 14, 2014, Taylor was traded to the New York Mets as the PTBNL in a trade that had also sent Zack Thornton to the Mets, in exchange for Ike Davis. Taylor split the 2014 season between the GCL Mets and the Kingsport Mets, going a combined 4–1 with a 3.95 ERA over innings. He split the 2015 season between the GCL and the Brooklyn Cyclones, combining to go 0–0 with a 2.25 ERA over 12 innings. In 2016, he made five appearances for Kingsport, going 0–0 with a 4.15 ERA in innings. He spent the 2017 season with the Columbia Fireflies, going 1–9 with a 4.94 ERA over innings. He split the 2018 season between the St. Lucie Mets and the Las Vegas 51s, going a combined 3–8 with a 5.40 ERA over innings. He split the 2019 season between St. Lucie, the Binghamton Rumble Ponies, and the Syracuse Mets, combining to go 2–3 with a 2.16 ERA over innings. Following the 2019 season, Taylor played for the Scottsdale Scorpions of the Arizona Fall League. On November 4, 2019, Taylor was added to the Mets 40-man roster.

Houston Astros

On December 5, 2019, Taylor and Kenedy Corona were traded to the Houston Astros in exchange for Jake Marisnick. On July 24, 2020, Taylor pitched a scoreless inning in his major league debut against the Seattle Mariners.