LF Matt Taylor #24
Chicago White Sox MLB
Age: 29 | Bats: S | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
06/16/2026
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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
63 210 61 16 0 9 30 30 41 .290 .384 .495 14 1.6
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
06/14/2026 @ DET Win, 4-3 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
06/13/2026 @ DET Loss, 3-5 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 0
06/12/2026 @ DET Loss, 4-6 4 2 2 2 1 0 0 1
06/11/2026 @ PIT Loss, 3-4 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
06/10/2026 @ PIT Loss, 3-6 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
06/09/2026 @ PIT Loss, 2-7 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
06/07/2026 CLE Win, 3-0 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
06/06/2026 CLE Loss, 2-4 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
06/05/2026 CLE Loss, 4-5 5 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
06/03/2026 STL Win, 9-7 4 1 3 1 0 1 0 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, 101 Days
Service This Yr:84 Days
40-Man Service:9 Years, 101 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 63 210 61 16 0 9 30 23 30 41 .290 .384 .495 .880 .379 .205 140
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 59 244 2 0 0 2 2 0 104 25 14 10 58.3 40.0 6.63 1.6  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   27 8 2 0 1 5 3 2 7 0 1 1 .296 .367 .481 .848
Versus Right   183 53 14 0 8 25 20 28 34 0 1 1 .290 .387 .497 .884
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   20 8 0 0 2 4 5 1 2 0 0 0 .400 .429 .700 1.129
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   44 17 3 0 2 7 7 3 7 0 0 1 .386 .438 .591 1.028
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   709 214 49 3 29 88 100 78 134 3 4 9 .302 .377 .502 .879
Home   102 31 8 0 6 18 13 14 16 0 1 2 .304 .398 .559 .957
Road   108 30 8 0 3 12 10 16 25 0 1 0 .278 .371 .435 .806
Grass   176 54 12 0 8 25 20 25 30 0 1 2 .307 .399 .511 .910
Turf   34 7 4 0 1 5 3 5 11 0 1 0 .206 .308 .412 .719
Day   78 26 9 0 3 10 12 10 16 0 0 0 .333 .409 .564 .973
Night   132 35 7 0 6 20 11 20 25 0 2 2 .265 .370 .455 .825
As Starter   206 58 15 0 9 29 23 30 41 0 2 2 .282 .378 .485 .864
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   42 11 2 0 2 10 2 4 11 0 0 0 .262 .326 .452 .778
Inning 1-3   78 21 6 0 3 8 10 13 14 0 2 1 .269 .380 .462 .842
Inning 4-6   71 24 8 0 2 9 8 9 9 0 0 0 .338 .412 .535 .948
Inning 7-9   58 15 2 0 4 12 5 8 18 0 0 1 .259 .358 .500 .858
Extra Innings   3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
0 Outs   61 15 2 0 1 3 7 10 13 0 1 1 .246 .361 .328 .689
1 Outs   82 21 3 0 4 13 8 9 13 0 1 0 .256 .330 .439 .769
2 Outs   67 25 11 0 4 14 8 11 15 0 0 1 .373 .468 .716 1.185
Scoring Position   48 12 3 0 3 21 5 8 8 0 2 0 .250 .357 .500 .857
Bases Empty   126 38 12 0 4 4 12 16 29 0 0 2 .302 .389 .492 .881
Runner on 1st   36 11 1 0 2 5 6 6 4 0 0 0 .306 .405 .500 .905
Runner on 2nd   22 6 1 0 2 7 2 3 3 0 2 0 .273 .360 .591 .951
Runner on 3rd   3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   13 2 1 0 0 3 1 3 3 0 0 0 .154 .312 .231 .543
Runner on 1st & 3rd   3 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .667 .667 1.000 1.667
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   95 22 2 0 5 17 7 7 41 0 0 1 .232 .291 .411 .702
First Pitch   32 14 6 0 1 3 5 0 0 0 1 0 .438 .438 .719 1.156
Count 0-1   20 7 2 0 1 5 2 0 0 0 1 0 .350 .350 .600 .950
Count 0-2   18 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 10 0 0 0 .278 .278 .333 .611
Count 1-0   15 5 2 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .375 .667 1.042
Count 1-1   17 7 2 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .412 .412 .706 1.118
Count 1-2   26 8 0 0 0 3 1 0 10 0 0 1 .308 .333 .308 .641
Count 2-0   9 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .222 .222 .444
Count 2-1   14 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .143 .214 .357
Count 2-2   35 8 1 0 4 9 4 0 14 0 0 0 .229 .229 .600 .829
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   8 2 1 0 0 1 3 15 0 0 0 0 .250 .739 .375 1.114
Full Count   16 1 0 0 1 4 2 7 7 0 0 0 .062 .348 .250 .598
Behind in Count   64 20 3 0 1 9 3 0 20 0 1 1 .312 .323 .406 .729
Ahead in Count   46 11 4 0 1 4 7 23 0 0 0 1 .239 .500 .391 .891
Batting Leadoff   3 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
Batting 2nd   75 28 7 0 6 17 13 7 10 0 1 1 .373 .434 .707 1.140
Batting 3rd   102 21 7 0 2 8 7 18 26 0 0 1 .206 .331 .333 .664
Batting 4th   1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
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   95 31 10 0 5 6 11 12 21 0 0 2 .326 .413 .589 1.002
Medium Leverage   82 21 5 0 2 11 8 13 16 0 2 0 .256 .358 .390 .748
High Leverage   33 9 1 0 2 13 4 5 4 0 0 0 .273 .368 .485 .853
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 63 210 61 16 0 9 30 23 30 2 0 41 14 10 .290 .384 .495 .880 133 140 1.6
Total MLB 200 709 214 49 3 29 88 100 78 9 3 134 35 20 .302 .377 .502 .879 135 143 4.9
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 59 58 99 0 0 101 2 .980 498.1 1.79 +1.2 1.012
2026 Chicago - MLB CF 1 1 2 1 1 3 0 1.000 8.0 3.38 -0.7 .686
TOTAL LF 95 92 146 1 1 149 2 .987 803.0 1.65 +1.5 1.013
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.
06/09/2026 Injured (calf soreness),day-to-day for 5 days.
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