LF Matt Taylor #24
Chicago White Sox MLB
Age: 29 | Bats: S | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
06/01/2026
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LF MATT TAYLOR #24 - AGE: 29 - BATS: S - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
51 166 44 13 0 7 23 27 34 .265 .371 .470 11 1.1
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 45 50 50
Gap 70 55 75 70
Power 55 45 60 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
05/31/2026 @ KC Loss, 1-4 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
05/30/2026 @ KC Loss, 1-7 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
05/29/2026 @ KC Win, 4-3 3 1 1 4 1 0 0 0
05/27/2026 @ SD Loss, 1-6 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 1
05/25/2026 @ SD Loss, 3-4 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
05/24/2026 PIT Loss, 1-6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
05/23/2026 PIT Loss, 3-6 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
05/22/2026 PIT Loss, 2-6 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
05/20/2026 @ ATH Loss, 5-6 6 0 2 0 0 0 1 1
05/18/2026 @ ATH Loss, 8-18 4 0 1 2 0 1 1 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:12/17/1996
Born in:Omaha, NE
Nationality:American
Height:6' 4"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$11,700,000
Signed Through:2028 Season
Major Service:9 Years, 86 Days
Service This Yr:69 Days
40-Man Service:9 Years, 86 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 51 166 44 13 0 7 23 16 27 34 .265 .371 .470 .841 .363 .205 130
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 48 196 1 0 0 2 2 0 78 20 11 8 57.9 29.1 5.87 1.1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   24 7 1 0 1 4 3 2 5 0 1 1 .292 .370 .458 .829
Versus Right   142 37 12 0 6 19 13 25 29 0 1 0 .261 .371 .472 .843
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   15 3 1 0 1 4 2 2 4 0 1 0 .200 .294 .467 .761
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
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   665 197 46 3 27 81 93 75 127 3 4 8 .296 .373 .496 .869
Home   78 22 5 0 6 15 11 12 11 0 1 1 .282 .385 .577 .962
Road   88 22 8 0 1 8 5 15 23 0 1 0 .250 .359 .375 .734
Grass   132 37 9 0 6 18 13 22 23 0 1 1 .280 .387 .485 .872
Turf   34 7 4 0 1 5 3 5 11 0 1 0 .206 .308 .412 .719
Day   63 20 7 0 3 9 10 9 13 0 0 0 .317 .403 .571 .974
Night   103 24 6 0 4 14 6 18 21 0 2 1 .233 .352 .408 .760
As Starter   163 42 12 0 7 23 16 27 34 0 2 1 .258 .366 .460 .827
As Reliever / Substitution   3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 1.000 1.667
Pinch Hitting   3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 1.000 1.667
Close/Late   30 8 1 0 2 8 2 4 6 0 0 0 .267 .353 .500 .853
Inning 1-3   63 18 5 0 3 7 8 11 13 0 2 0 .286 .392 .508 .900
Inning 4-6   55 14 7 0 1 7 4 8 8 0 0 0 .255 .349 .436 .786
Inning 7-9   45 11 1 0 3 8 4 8 13 0 0 1 .244 .370 .467 .837
Extra Innings   3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
0 Outs   53 12 2 0 1 3 3 8 11 0 1 1 .226 .339 .321 .659
1 Outs   58 15 3 0 3 9 7 8 9 0 1 0 .259 .348 .466 .814
2 Outs   55 17 8 0 3 11 6 11 14 0 0 0 .309 .424 .618 1.042
Scoring Position   43 10 3 0 3 18 4 8 7 0 2 0 .233 .353 .512 .865
Bases Empty   96 28 10 0 3 3 9 15 23 0 0 1 .292 .393 .490 .882
Runner on 1st   27 6 0 0 1 2 3 4 4 0 0 0 .222 .323 .333 .656
Runner on 2nd   21 5 1 0 2 6 2 3 3 0 2 0 .238 .333 .571 .905
Runner on 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   11 2 1 0 0 3 0 3 2 0 0 0 .182 .357 .273 .630
Runner on 1st & 3rd   2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Bases Loaded   5 2 0 0 1 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 .400 .500 1.000 1.500
Two Strikes   77 17 2 0 4 14 4 5 34 0 0 0 .221 .268 .403 .671
First Pitch   25 10 5 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 .400 .400 .720 1.120
Count 0-1   12 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 .250 .333 .583
Count 0-2   16 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 .250 .250 .312 .562
Count 1-0   14 4 2 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 .286 .333 .643 .976
Count 1-1   12 5 2 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .417 .417 .833 1.250
Count 1-2   18 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 7 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 2-0   9 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .222 .222 .444
Count 2-1   11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091 .091 .091 .182
Count 2-2   30 6 1 0 3 8 3 0 12 0 0 0 .200 .200 .533 .733
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   6 2 1 0 0 1 3 15 0 0 0 0 .333 .810 .500 1.310
Full Count   13 1 0 0 1 4 1 5 6 0 0 0 .077 .333 .308 .641
Behind in Count   46 13 2 0 0 4 0 0 16 0 1 0 .283 .283 .326 .609
Ahead in Count   40 9 3 0 1 3 7 22 0 0 0 1 .225 .508 .375 .883
Batting Leadoff   3 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
Batting 2nd   45 15 4 0 4 12 8 4 6 0 1 0 .333 .388 .689 1.077
Batting 3rd   89 18 7 0 2 7 5 18 23 0 0 1 .202 .343 .348 .691
Batting 7th   16 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 0 1 0 .250 .333 .250 .583
Batting 8th   9 3 1 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .400 .778 1.178
Batting 9th   4 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .750 .800 1.000 1.800
Low Leverage   73 24 8 0 3 3 9 12 18 0 0 1 .329 .430 .562 .992
Medium Leverage   68 14 4 0 2 9 4 10 13 0 2 0 .206 .308 .353 .661
High Leverage   25 6 1 0 2 11 3 5 3 0 0 0 .240 .367 .520 .887
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 51 166 44 13 0 7 23 16 27 1 0 34 11 8 .265 .371 .470 .841 124 130 1.1
Total MLB 188 665 197 46 3 27 81 93 75 8 3 127 32 18 .296 .373 .496 .869 133 141 4.5
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 47 47 81 0 0 83 2 .976 403.1 1.81 +0.9 1.014
2026 Chicago - MLB CF 1 1 2 1 1 3 0 1.000 8.0 3.38 -0.7 .687
TOTAL LF 83 81 128 1 1 131 2 .985 708.0 1.64 +1.2 1.014
TOTAL CF 90 83 216 12 1 233 5 .979 740.0 2.77 -9.0 .950
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.
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