LF Matt Taylor #24
Chicago White Sox MLB
Age: 29 | Bats: S | Throws: R | Morale: Good
09/11/2026
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LF MATT TAYLOR #24 - AGE: 29 - BATS: S - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
121 416 121 30 3 19 60 53 82 .291 .379 .514 20 3.5
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 45 50 50
Gap 70 55 75 70
Power 55 45 55 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
08/31/2026 @ DET Loss, 6-7 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/30/2026 @ CLE Loss, 2-4 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 1
08/29/2026 @ CLE Loss, 0-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/28/2026 @ CLE Loss, 2-5 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 0
08/27/2026 SEA Loss, 1-10 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 0
08/26/2026 SEA Win, 8-6 4 1 2 2 1 0 1 0
08/25/2026 SEA Loss, 3-7 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 0
08/24/2026 SEA Loss, 1-5 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
08/18/2026 LKW Loss, 5-8 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 0
08/17/2026 LKW Loss, 3-7 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:12/17/1996
Born in:Omaha, NE
Nationality:American
Height:6' 4"
Weight:210 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$11,700,000
Signed Through:2028 Season
Major Service:10 Years, 16 Days
Service This Yr:171 Days
40-Man Service:10 Years, 16 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 121 416 121 30 3 19 60 49 53 82 .291 .379 .514 .893 .379 .224 140
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 114 480 6 1 0 4 5 0 214 52 20 14 58.8 81.7 6.94 3.5  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   62 17 4 0 3 8 10 5 16 0 2 3 .274 .357 .484 .841
Versus Right   354 104 26 3 16 52 39 48 66 0 3 3 .294 .383 .520 .902
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
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   85 26 6 0 2 10 9 7 16 0 1 2 .306 .372 .447 .819
July   78 27 6 1 4 16 10 13 17 0 2 2 .346 .452 .603 1.054
August   87 24 5 2 6 11 14 6 15 0 0 1 .276 .330 .586 .916
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   915 274 63 6 39 118 126 101 175 3 7 13 .299 .376 .509 .885
Home   199 63 16 1 14 35 26 29 38 0 1 3 .317 .411 .618 1.029
Road   217 58 14 2 5 25 23 24 44 0 4 3 .267 .348 .419 .768
Grass   359 111 26 3 18 54 44 48 68 0 4 6 .309 .400 .549 .948
Turf   57 10 4 0 1 6 5 5 14 0 1 0 .175 .242 .298 .540
Day   159 47 13 1 7 23 21 21 28 0 1 2 .296 .385 .522 .907
Night   257 74 17 2 12 37 28 32 54 0 4 4 .288 .375 .510 .885
As Starter   410 116 29 3 19 58 49 53 82 0 5 6 .283 .373 .507 .880
As Reliever / Substitution   6 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .833 .833 1.000 1.833
Pinch Hitting   4 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .750 .750 1.000 1.750
Close/Late   78 17 3 0 2 13 4 8 18 0 0 2 .218 .307 .333 .640
Inning 1-3   147 42 13 0 6 20 21 23 25 0 5 3 .286 .393 .497 .890
Inning 4-6   138 44 13 2 7 21 19 16 26 0 0 0 .319 .390 .594 .984
Inning 7-9   125 33 4 1 6 17 9 14 30 0 0 3 .264 .352 .456 .808
Extra Innings   6 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
0 Outs   139 32 5 0 3 7 16 16 30 0 3 2 .230 .318 .331 .649
1 Outs   150 45 10 2 8 24 18 20 27 0 2 1 .300 .386 .553 .939
2 Outs   127 44 15 1 8 29 15 17 25 0 0 3 .346 .435 .669 1.105
Scoring Position   93 27 7 0 4 36 10 17 15 0 5 0 .290 .400 .495 .895
Bases Empty   247 70 18 1 12 12 26 28 56 0 0 4 .283 .366 .510 .876
Runner on 1st   76 24 5 2 3 12 13 8 11 0 0 2 .316 .395 .553 .948
Runner on 2nd   36 10 2 0 3 10 6 7 6 0 5 0 .278 .395 .583 .979
Runner on 3rd   10 4 1 0 0 6 1 1 2 0 0 0 .400 .455 .500 .955
Runner on 1st & 2nd   27 6 3 0 0 6 1 4 5 0 0 0 .222 .323 .333 .656
Runner on 1st & 3rd   8 4 1 0 0 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .500 .600 .625 1.225
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   4 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200
Bases Loaded   8 3 0 0 1 9 1 2 0 0 0 0 .375 .500 .750 1.250
Two Strikes   178 38 5 0 8 22 12 14 82 0 0 2 .213 .278 .376 .655
First Pitch   69 31 10 0 6 14 11 1 0 0 1 2 .449 .472 .855 1.327
Count 0-1   39 13 3 0 2 6 6 0 0 0 2 0 .333 .333 .564 .897
Count 0-2   27 9 1 0 1 2 1 0 13 0 0 1 .333 .357 .481 .839
Count 1-0   41 14 4 1 1 8 4 0 0 0 1 1 .341 .357 .561 .918
Count 1-1   32 11 4 1 1 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 .344 .344 .625 .969
Count 1-2   51 12 0 0 2 5 3 0 28 0 0 1 .235 .250 .353 .603
Count 2-0   23 7 1 0 1 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 .304 .304 .478 .783
Count 2-1   23 5 2 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .217 .217 .391 .609
Count 2-2   61 13 2 0 4 10 4 0 25 0 0 0 .213 .213 .443 .656
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 2 2 15 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   11 2 1 0 0 1 4 23 0 0 0 1 .182 .743 .273 1.016
Full Count   39 4 2 0 1 5 4 14 16 0 0 0 .103 .340 .231 .570
Behind in Count   117 34 4 0 5 13 10 0 41 0 2 2 .291 .303 .453 .756
Ahead in Count   98 28 8 2 2 15 17 38 0 0 1 2 .286 .493 .469 .962
Batting Leadoff   22 7 2 1 0 2 6 4 5 0 0 0 .318 .423 .500 .923
Batting 2nd   101 35 7 0 7 21 14 11 15 0 3 1 .347 .416 .624 1.040
Batting 3rd   177 41 9 0 8 18 18 24 42 0 0 2 .232 .330 .418 .748
Batting 4th   71 23 9 2 2 13 6 9 11 0 0 2 .324 .415 .592 1.006
Batting 5th   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Batting 6th   4 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750
Batting 7th   17 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 0 1 1 .235 .350 .235 .585
Batting 8th   9 3 1 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .400 .778 1.178
Batting 9th   14 6 1 0 1 2 2 2 4 0 1 0 .429 .500 .714 1.214
Low Leverage   178 58 14 3 13 19 24 26 38 0 0 3 .326 .420 .657 1.078
Medium Leverage   167 43 12 0 4 21 17 20 36 0 5 3 .257 .347 .401 .749
High Leverage   69 18 4 0 2 20 8 7 8 0 0 0 .261 .329 .406 .735
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 29 121 416 121 30 3 19 60 49 53 6 0 82 20 14 .291 .379 .514 .893 136 140 3.5
Total MLB 258 915 274 63 6 39 118 126 101 13 3 175 41 24 .299 .376 .509 .885 136 143 6.8
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 106 103 177 2 0 181 2 .989 896.1 1.80 +3.5 1.016
2026 Chicago - MLB CF 12 11 23 2 1 25 0 1.000 95.0 2.37 -0.6 .985
2026 Chicago - MLB RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL LF 142 137 224 3 1 229 2 .991 1201.0 1.70 +3.8 1.015
TOTAL CF 101 93 237 13 1 255 5 .980 827.0 2.72 -9.0 .956
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.
07/27/2026 Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award.
08/18/2026 Suspended 4 games after ejection following a brawl.
09/02/2026 Injured on 08/31/2026, diagnosed with a sore wrist, is day-to-day.
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