Taylor Trammell

Taylor Trammell
Trammell with the Dayton Dragons in 2017
Houston Astros
Outfielder
Born: (1997-09-13) September 13, 1997 (age 27)
Powder Springs, Georgia, U.S.
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
MLB debut
April 1, 2021, for the Seattle Mariners
MLB statistics
(through 2024 season)
Batting average.167
Home runs15
Runs batted in39
Teams

Taylor Walter-Lee Trammell (/trʌˈmɛl/ truh-MEL;[1] born September 13, 1997) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played for the Seattle Mariners, Los Angeles Dodgers, and New York Yankees. He made his MLB debut in 2021.

Early life

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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

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Cincinnati Reds

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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.[11] In 2017, he played for the Dayton Dragons of the Single–A Midwest League, where he slashed .281/.368/.450 along with 13 home runs, 77 RBIs and 41 stolen bases in 129 games,[11] and in 2018 he played for the Daytona Tortugas of the High–A 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] and he began 2019 with the Chattanooga Lookouts of the Double–A Southern League,[14] and again appeared in the All-Star Futures Game.[15]

San Diego Padres

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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 Victor Nova.[16] The Padres assigned Trammell to the Amarillo Sod Poodles of the Double–A Texas League[17] where he hit .229 in 32 games with four homers and 32 RBI.[11]

Seattle Mariners

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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, 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 major league RBI.[20] Trammell collected his first hit on April 3, an RBI double (off Logan Webb) that scored Evan White, in the bottom of the fourth inning.[21] He hit his first MLB home run off Michael Pineda of the Minnesota Twins on April 10[22] and appeared in 51 games for Seattle in his rookie campaign, slashing .160/.256/.359 with eight home runs and 18 RBI.[23] In 2022, he played in 43 games for the big league club, but again struggled to a .196/.284/.402 slash with four home runs and 10 RBI.[23]

Before the 2023 season, Trammell underwent surgery to repair a broken hamate bone in his right hand that he suffered after being struck in the hand in a late offseason workout.[24] He was activated off the injured list on April 30[25] and in his return, hit a grand slam off Chris Bassitt of the Toronto Blue Jays.[26] In 22 games for Seattle, he batted .130/.286/.326 with three home runs and 11 RBI.[23] On March 28, 2024, Trammell was designated for assignment after failing to make Seattle's Opening Day roster.[27]

Los Angeles Dodgers

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On April 2, 2024, Trammell was claimed off waivers by the Los Angeles Dodgers.[28] He had six at-bats in five games for the Dodgers with three strikeouts[23] and was designated for assignment on April 16.[29]

New York Yankees

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On April 18, 2024, Trammell was claimed off waivers by the New York Yankees.[30] In five games for the Yankees, he was used primarily as a defensive replacement, and singled in his only at–bat. Trammell was designated for assignment by New York on May 4.[31] He cleared waivers and was sent outright to the Triple–A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders on May 7.[32] As he appeared for both the Yankees and Dodgers in the 2024 season, he was guaranteed a World Series ring from the 2024 World Series regardless of who won.[33] After the season ended, the Yankees re-added Trammell to their 40-man roster.[34]

Houston Astros

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On November 4, 2024, the Yankees traded Trammell to the Houston Astros for cash considerations.[35]

References

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  1. ^ "Padres Acquire Outfielder Taylor Trammell In Trade, Assigned to Amarillo," Amarillo Sod Poodles, Wednesday, July 31, 2019. Retrieved April 14, 2021
  2. ^ Sanders, Jeff (February 20, 2020). "Work just getting started for Padres' Taylor Trammell". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Holcomb, Todd. "POY Watch: Mount Paran's Trammell keeps getting better – Prep Zone: High School Sports blog". Retrieved November 19, 2016.
  5. ^ "Trammell and Jones Bring Upside to Under Armour All-America Game - BaseballAmerica.com". August 15, 2015. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
  6. ^ Rosecrans, C. Trent (June 9, 2016). "Reds draft HS outfielder Taylor Trammell 35th overall". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
  7. ^ "Taylor Trammell – Player Profile". Perfect Game USA. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
  8. ^ "ESPN predicts Yankees' 1st pick in MLB draft". May 18, 2016. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
  9. ^ "MLB.com 2016 Prospect Watch". MLB.com. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
  10. ^ "Reds pick Taylor Trammell No. 35 in Draft". MLB.com. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
  11. ^ a b c d "Taylor Trammell Minor & Fall League Statistics". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
  12. ^ "Reds' Taylor Trammell hits go-ahead home run, triples, wins All-Star Futures Game MVP". Cincinnati.com. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
  13. ^ "Former Cobb baseball stars Tyler Stephenson, Taylor Trammell earn camp invites from Reds | Sports". mdjonline.com. January 11, 2019. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
  14. ^ "Left fielder Taylor Trammell expected to provide excitement for Lookouts this season [photos". Times Free Press. April 4, 2019. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
  15. ^ Sheldon, Mark (June 29, 2019). "Taylor Trammell returning to Futures Game". MLB.com. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
  16. ^ AJ Cassavell (May 24, 2018). "Taylor Trammell trade Padres | San Diego Padres". Mlb.com. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
  17. ^ "Minors: Taylor Trammell slams Sod Poodles to Texas League championship". September 15, 2019.
  18. ^ "Busy Padres add C Nola; Trammell goes to M's". August 31, 2020.
  19. ^ "Mariners Add 4 Players to 40-Man Roster".
  20. ^ "Giants 7, Mariners 8 (Final Score) on MLB Gameday". MLB.com.
  21. ^ "Giants 0, Mariners 4 (Final Score) on MLB Gameday". MLB.com.
  22. ^ "Seattle Mariners vs Minnesota Twins Box Score: April 10, 2021". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
  23. ^ a b c d "Taylor Trammell Statistics". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
  24. ^ "Mariners' Taylor Trammell: Undergoing hamate bone surgery". cbssports.com. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
  25. ^ "Mariners' Taylor Trammell: Activated off injured list". cbssports.com. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
  26. ^ "Mariners' Taylor Trammell: Belts grand slam in win". cbssports.com. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
  27. ^ "Mariners Designate Taylor Trammell For Assignment". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  28. ^ "Dodgers claim outfielder Taylor Trammell off waivers". ESPN.com. Associated Press. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  29. ^ "Dodgers prospect Andy Pages singles in major league debut". ESPN.com. April 16, 2024. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  30. ^ "Yankees Claim Taylor Trammell, Designate Kevin Smith". linkedin.com. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
  31. ^ "Yankees Designate Taylor Trammell For Assignment". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
  32. ^ "Yankees Outright Taylor Trammell". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
  33. ^ "Yankees prospect Taylor Trammell had a delightful reaction to being guaranteed a World Series ring no matter what". ftw.usatoday.com. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
  34. ^ NJ.com, Randy Miller | NJ Advance Media for (November 4, 2024). "Yankees' 40-man roster with Juan Soto, free agents off, 3 weekend adds on". nj.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  35. ^ NJ.com, Jimmy Hascup | NJ Advance Media for (November 4, 2024). "Yankees trade outfielder (who got a World Series ring) to rival". nj.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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