Carson Taylor #97

Carson Hoehn Taylor...2022 graduate of Virginia Tech...2018 graduate of Greater Atlanta Christian High School...Hobby: Golf.

2024

Named an Eastern League All-Star after slashing .277/.389/.465 (.854 OPS) in 109 games with Reading (AA)…Led all Phillies Minor Leaguers in RBI (77) and walks (73)…Among EL hitters, ranked second in OPS, T-second in walks (67), third in RBI (75), fourth in OBP, eighth in total bases (173), T-eighth in HR (16) and ninth in AVG...Named Phillies Minor League Hitter of the Month for April after slashing .354/.426/.708 (1.134 OPS) in 13 games...Promoted to Lehigh Valley (AAA) on 9/16 where he hit .316 (6-for-19) with two RBI, six walks and four runs in six games to finish the season...Combined to post a 15.3% walk rate against a 20.5% strikeout rate (98 SO) in 477 plate appearances between both levels...Appeared in 76 games at first base, 37 as DH and two games at third base.

2023

Spent the second straight season with Tulsa (AA) in LAD’s organization...Slashed .327/.431/.551 (.982 OPS) in 16 May games (58 PA)…On the injured list with a concussion from 7/22-8/3.

2022

Spent the full season with Tulsa...Defensively, caught 475.2 innings and posted a .990 fielding percentage (580 chances)...Was on the IL three times: 5/3-12 with a concussion, 8/5-11 with a left hand contusion and 9/7-25 with a concussion.

2021

Had a stellar season with the Great Lakes Loons, appearing in 79 games where he smashed a .278 in his first professional year…nabbed a .371 on-base percentage and .433 slugging percentage... Knocked a season-high four RBI on July 23 against Lake County…raked a season-high two longballs the next day against the Captains... Slugged his first professional home run with the Loons on July 24, 2021 against Lake County…slugged nine homers during the season... Had his first career four-hit game on June 22 against Lake County in a 9-1 win... Mashed his first professional hit on May 7, 2021 with the Loons against Dayton... Made his professional debut on May 4.