Taylor Trammell
Taylor Trammell | |
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![]() Trammell with the Dayton Dragons in 2017 | |
Seattle Mariners – No. 20 | |
Outfielder | |
Born: Powder Springs, Georgia | September 13, 1997|
Bats: Left Throws: Left | |
MLB debut | |
April 1, 2021, for the Seattle Mariners | |
MLB statistics (through 2021 season) | |
Batting average | .160 |
Home runs | 8 |
Runs batted in | 18 |
Teams | |
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Taylor Walter-Lee Trammell (/trʌˈmɛl/ truh-MEL;[1] born September 13, 1997) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Early life[]
Trammell was born in Powder Springs, Georgia, the youngest son of Walter and Cynthia Trammell. His father worked in the U.S. Navy as a linguist and for the U.S. Postal Service. His mother worked at Sam's Club for more than twenty years.[2] His older brother, Kyle, played college football for Mercer.[3]
Trammell attended Mount Paran Christian School in Kennesaw, Georgia. He played both baseball and football.[4] As a junior football player, he scored 13 touchdowns en route to a state championship and hit .500, drove in more than 30 runs and stole more than 30 bases for his travel baseball team.[3] Trammell played in the Under Armour All-America Baseball Game in August 2015.[5] Early in his senior year of high school, he was described in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution as "arguably Georgia's best two-sport stud."[3] As a senior baseball player, he hit .463, stole 29 bases and hit nine home runs. He was also named the high school football Offensive Player of the Year in Georgia's smallest classification after rushing for 2,500 yards and 38 touchdowns.[6] He committed to play college baseball for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets.[7]
Career[]
Cincinnati Reds[]
Considered a top prospect for the 2016 Major League Baseball draft,[8][9] the Cincinnati Reds selected Trammell with the 35th overall pick.[10] He signed with the Reds and was assigned to the Billings Mustangs of the Rookie-level Pioneer League, posting a .303 batting average with two home runs, 34 RBIs, six triples and 24 stolen bases in 61 games. In 2017, he played for the Dayton Dragons of the Class A Midwest League, where he slashed .281/.368/.450 along with 13 home runs, 77 RBIs and 41 stolen bases in 129 games, and in 2018 he played for the Daytona Tortugas of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League, batting .277 with eight home runs, 41 RBIs and 25 stolen bases in 110 games.[11] He represented the Reds in the All-Star Futures Game and was named the MVP of the game after hitting a go-ahead home run along with a triple.[12] The Reds invited Trammell to spring training in 2019 as a non-roster player.[13] He began 2019 with the Chattanooga Lookouts of the Class AA Southern League,[14] and again appeared in the All-Star Futures Game.[15]
San Diego Padres[]
On July 30, 2019, the Reds traded Trammell to the San Diego Padres in a three-team trade, where the Reds acquired Trevor Bauer and the Indians acquired Yasiel Puig, Scott Moss, Franmil Reyes, Logan Allen, and .[16] The Padres assigned Trammell to the Amarillo Sod Poodles of the Class AA Texas League.[17]
Seattle Mariners[]
On August 30, 2020, the Padres traded Trammell, Ty France, Andrés Muñoz, and Luis Torrens to the Seattle Mariners for Austin Nola, Dan Altavilla, and Austin Adams.[18] On November 20, 2020, Trammell was added to the 40-man roster.[19]
Trammell made his MLB debut for the Mariners on April 1, 2021 playing center field against the San Francisco Giants. In his debut he was walked twice, including drawing a bases loaded walk in the bottom of the eighth inning for his first MLB RBI.[20] Trammell collected his first hit on April 3, an RBI double that scored Evan White, in the bottom of the fourth inning.[21]
References[]
- ^ "Padres Acquire Outfielder Taylor Trammell In Trade, Assigned to Amarillo," Amarillo Sod Poodles, Wednesday, July 31, 2019. Retrieved April 14, 2021
- ^ Sanders, Jeff (February 20, 2020). "Work just getting started for Padres' Taylor Trammell". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
- ^ a b c Coleman, S. Thomas (September 8, 2015). "UPDATED: Season's first Power Ratings; Who uses GOAL Scholarships?; Mt. Paran two-sport star Taylor Trammell speaks". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
- ^ Holcomb, Todd. "POY Watch: Mount Paran's Trammell keeps getting better - Prep Zone: High School Sports blog". Retrieved November 19, 2016.
- ^ "Trammell and Jones Bring Upside to Under Armour All-America Game - BaseballAmerica.com". August 15, 2015. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
- ^ Rosecrans, C. Trent (June 9, 2016). "Reds draft HS outfielder Taylor Trammell 35th overall". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
- ^ "Taylor Trammell - Player Profile". Perfect Game USA. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
- ^ "ESPN predicts Yankees' 1st pick in MLB draft". May 18, 2016. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
- ^ "MLB.com 2016 Prospect Watch". MLB.com. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
- ^ "Reds pick Taylor Trammell No. 35 in Draft". MLB.com. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
- ^ "Taylor Trammell Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
- ^ "Reds' Taylor Trammell hits go-ahead home run, triples, wins All-Star Futures Game MVP". Cincinnati.com. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
- ^ "Former Cobb baseball stars Tyler Stephenson, Taylor Trammell earn camp invites from Reds | Sports". mdjonline.com. January 11, 2019. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
- ^ "Left fielder Taylor Trammell expected to provide excitement for Lookouts this season [photos". Times Free Press. April 4, 2019. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
- ^ Sheldon, Mark (June 29, 2019). "Taylor Trammell returning to Futures Game". MLB.com. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
- ^ AJ Cassavell (May 24, 2018). "Taylor Trammell trade Padres | San Diego Padres". Mlb.com. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
- ^ "Minors: Taylor Trammell slams Sod Poodles to Texas League championship". September 15, 2019.
- ^ "Busy Padres add C Nola; Trammell goes to M's". August 31, 2020.
- ^ "Mariners Add 4 Players to 40-Man Roster".
- ^ "Giants 7, Mariners 8 (Final Score) on MLB Gameday". MLB.com.
- ^ "Giants 0, Mariners 4 (Final Score) on MLB Gameday". MLB.com.
External links[]
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- 1997 births
- Living people
- People from Powder Springs, Georgia
- Sportspeople from Cobb County, Georgia
- Baseball players from Georgia (U.S. state)
- African-American baseball players
- Major League Baseball outfielders
- Seattle Mariners players
- Billings Mustangs players
- Dayton Dragons players
- Daytona Tortugas players
- Scottsdale Scorpions players
- Chattanooga Lookouts players
- Amarillo Sod Poodles players
- 21st-century African-American people