LF Matt Taylor #24
Chicago White Sox MLB
Age: 29 | Bats: S | Throws: R | Morale: Good
07/19/2026
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LF MATT TAYLOR #24 - AGE: 29 - BATS: S - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
90 301 85 22 0 11 38 44 61 .282 .381 .465 16 1.8
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 45 50 50
Gap 70 55 75 70
Power 55 45 55 55
Eye 50 45 55 50
Avoid K's 50 45 50 50
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 45 55
Errors: - 45 55
Arm: 20 40 55
Turn DP: - 40 -
Framing: 25 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 60
1st Base: - Center Field: 35
2nd Base: - Right Field: 30
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 55
Stealing Aggressiveness: 55
Stealing Ability: 65
Baserunning Inst.: 65
Sacrifice Bunt: 45
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
07/18/2026 RHR Loss, 3-4 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
07/17/2026 RHR Loss, 0-7 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
07/15/2026 CHC Win, 8-3 4 1 3 0 0 1 0 0
07/14/2026 CHC Loss, 1-6 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
07/12/2026 @ LAD Loss, 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/11/2026 @ LAD Win, 4-2 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 0
07/10/2026 @ LAD Loss, 4-10 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
07/09/2026 @ HOU Win, 10-2 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
07/08/2026 @ HOU Win, 11-3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 0
07/07/2026 @ HOU Win, 6-0 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:12/17/1996
Born in:Omaha, NE
Nationality:American
Height:6' 4"
Weight:210 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$11,700,000
Signed Through:2028 Season
Major Service:9 Years, 134 Days
Service This Yr:117 Days
40-Man Service:9 Years, 134 Days
Pro Service:10 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2026 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 90 301 85 22 0 11 38 30 44 61 .282 .381 .465 .846 .363 .183 128
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 85 354 4 1 0 3 5 0 140 33 16 13 55.2 53.9 6.14 1.8  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   40 11 2 0 2 6 5 3 11 0 2 2 .275 .356 .475 .831
Versus Right   261 74 20 0 9 32 25 41 50 0 3 2 .284 .385 .464 .848
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   14 5 2 0 0 1 1 2 4 0 0 0 .357 .438 .500 .938
Last Week   19 6 1 0 1 2 3 4 5 0 2 1 .316 .458 .526 .985
April   85 25 10 0 6 15 11 16 19 0 1 1 .294 .412 .624 1.035
May   81 19 3 0 1 8 5 11 15 0 1 0 .235 .326 .309 .635
June   85 26 6 0 2 10 9 7 16 0 1 2 .306 .372 .447 .819
July   50 15 3 0 2 5 5 10 11 0 2 1 .300 .426 .480 .906
Spring Training   49 17 1 0 3 5 8 4 9 0 0 2 .347 .418 .551 .969
Last Year   499 153 33 3 20 58 77 48 93 3 2 7 .307 .373 .505 .878
Career   800 238 55 3 31 96 107 92 154 3 7 11 .297 .376 .490 .866
Home   154 46 13 0 7 22 16 23 27 0 1 2 .299 .397 .519 .916
Road   147 39 9 0 4 16 14 21 34 0 4 2 .265 .365 .408 .773
Grass   267 78 18 0 10 33 27 39 50 0 4 4 .292 .390 .472 .862
Turf   34 7 4 0 1 5 3 5 11 0 1 0 .206 .308 .412 .719
Day   112 33 10 0 4 13 15 16 23 0 1 2 .295 .392 .491 .883
Night   189 52 12 0 7 25 15 28 38 0 4 2 .275 .374 .450 .824
As Starter   297 82 21 0 11 37 30 44 61 0 5 4 .276 .377 .458 .835
As Reliever / Substitution   4 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .750 .750 1.000 1.750
Pinch Hitting   3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 1.000 1.667
Close/Late   57 14 3 0 2 11 2 4 13 0 0 0 .246 .295 .404 .699
Inning 1-3   106 30 8 0 4 11 15 21 20 0 5 3 .283 .415 .472 .887
Inning 4-6   99 30 10 0 3 13 10 14 16 0 0 0 .303 .389 .495 .884
Inning 7-9   93 24 4 0 4 13 5 9 25 0 0 1 .258 .330 .430 .760
Extra Innings   3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
0 Outs   98 22 3 0 1 5 8 12 23 0 3 2 .224 .321 .286 .607
1 Outs   114 31 7 0 6 18 13 17 20 0 2 0 .272 .366 .491 .858
2 Outs   89 32 12 0 4 15 9 15 18 0 0 2 .360 .462 .629 1.091
Scoring Position   67 16 5 0 3 26 8 16 13 0 5 0 .239 .386 .448 .833
Bases Empty   183 55 15 0 6 6 16 22 40 0 0 3 .301 .385 .481 .865
Runner on 1st   51 14 2 0 2 6 6 6 8 0 0 1 .275 .362 .431 .793
Runner on 2nd   29 6 1 0 2 7 4 7 6 0 5 0 .207 .361 .448 .809
Runner on 3rd   5 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 .200 .333 .400 .733
Runner on 1st & 2nd   19 4 2 0 0 4 1 4 3 0 0 0 .211 .348 .316 .664
Runner on 1st & 3rd   4 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .500 .600 .750 1.350
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   3 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Bases Loaded   7 3 0 0 1 9 1 2 0 0 0 0 .429 .556 .857 1.413
Two Strikes   132 29 4 0 6 20 8 9 61 0 0 2 .220 .280 .386 .666
First Pitch   49 21 8 0 2 4 6 1 0 0 1 1 .429 .451 .714 1.165
Count 0-1   29 8 2 0 1 5 2 0 0 0 2 0 .276 .276 .448 .724
Count 0-2   21 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 12 0 0 1 .238 .273 .286 .558
Count 1-0   27 9 3 0 1 4 3 0 0 0 1 1 .333 .357 .556 .913
Count 1-1   24 9 3 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 .375 .375 .625 1.000
Count 1-2   38 9 0 0 1 4 2 0 18 0 0 1 .237 .256 .316 .572
Count 2-0   13 5 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 .385 .385 .385 .769
Count 2-1   17 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .118 .118 .176 .294
Count 2-2   46 12 2 0 4 10 4 0 18 0 0 0 .261 .261 .565 .826
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 2 2 14 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   10 2 1 0 0 1 4 20 0 0 0 0 .200 .733 .300 1.033
Full Count   27 3 1 0 1 5 2 9 13 0 0 0 .111 .333 .259 .593
Behind in Count   88 22 3 0 2 10 4 0 30 0 2 2 .250 .267 .352 .619
Ahead in Count   67 18 5 0 1 7 12 34 0 0 1 1 .269 .520 .388 .908
Batting Leadoff   3 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
Batting 2nd   101 35 7 0 7 21 14 11 15 0 3 1 .347 .416 .624 1.040
Batting 3rd   132 28 8 0 2 9 10 24 33 0 0 1 .212 .338 .318 .656
Batting 4th   25 8 5 0 0 3 1 3 4 0 0 1 .320 .414 .520 .934
Batting 7th   17 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 0 1 1 .235 .350 .235 .585
Batting 8th   9 3 1 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .400 .778 1.178
Batting 9th   14 6 1 0 1 2 2 2 4 0 1 0 .429 .500 .714 1.214
Low Leverage   134 44 12 0 7 9 15 21 29 0 0 2 .328 .427 .575 1.001
Medium Leverage   118 27 7 0 2 12 11 18 26 0 5 2 .229 .341 .339 .680
High Leverage   47 12 3 0 2 17 4 5 6 0 0 0 .255 .327 .447 .774
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2025 Washington - MLB 28 104 398 124 30 3 18 48 63 42 6 3 71 16 8 .312 .383 .538 .921 149 159 3.5
2025 Cleveland - MLB 28 33 101 29 3 0 2 10 14 6 1 0 22 5 2 .287 .333 .376 .710 84 85 -0.2
2025 Total - MLB 28 137 499 153 33 3 20 58 77 48 7 3 93 21 10 .307 .373 .505 .878 136 145 3.3
2026 Chicago - MLB 29 90 301 85 22 0 11 38 30 44 4 0 61 16 13 .282 .381 .465 .846 125 128 1.8
Total MLB 227 800 238 55 3 31 96 107 92 11 3 154 37 23 .297 .376 .490 .866 132 138 5.2
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2025 Cleveland - MLB 28 4 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750 88 82 -0.2
Total MLB 4 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750 88 82
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2025 Washington - MLB LF 30 29 41 1 1 42 0 1.000 256.0 1.48 +0.4 1.015
2025 Cleveland - MLB LF 6 5 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 48.2 1.11 -0.0 1.015
2025 Washington - MLB CF 71 68 184 11 0 199 4 .980 600.2 2.92 -6.8 .956
2025 Cleveland - MLB CF 18 14 30 0 0 31 1 .968 131.1 2.06 -1.6 .940
2025 Washington - MLB RF 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 8.0 1.12 -0.0 1.054
2025 Cleveland - MLB RF 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 22.0 0.41 -0.4 .527
2026 Chicago - MLB LF 84 82 129 2 0 133 2 .985 711.0 1.66 +1.6 1.012
2026 Chicago - MLB CF 3 3 7 1 1 8 0 1.000 24.0 3.00 -0.6 .900
2026 Chicago - MLB RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL LF 120 116 176 3 1 181 2 .989 1015.2 1.59 +1.9 1.013
TOTAL CF 92 85 221 12 1 238 5 .979 756.0 2.77 -9.0 .952
TOTAL RF 4 3 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 30.0 0.60 -0.4 .703
PLAYER HISTORY
05/25/2025 Injured (mild oblique strain),day-to-day for 4 days.
07/13/2025 Was selected to the 2025 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
07/31/2025 Was traded by the Washington Nationals to the Cleveland Guardians, along with $250,000, in exchange for LF Alex Aponte and SP Jim Fletcher.
11/24/2025 Became a free agent.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 50 (50).
01/15/2026 Signed a 3-year contract worth a total of $35,900,000 with the Chicago White Sox organization.
02/17/2026 Injured (hip soreness),day-to-day for 5 days.
06/09/2026 Injured (calf soreness),day-to-day for 5 days.
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