Chris Taylor is retiring from MLB after a 12-year career.
His retirement was revealed via the MiLB transactions page. Taylor had been playing for the Los Angeles Angels‘ Triple-A affiliate.
Taylor spent the majority of his career as a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers, with whom he won two World Series titles.
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He helped lead the Dodgers to their first World Series championship in over 30 years, defeating the Tampa Bay Rays in a six-game series back in 2020.
He won the second title of his career with the Dodgers winning a five-game series against the New York Yankees in 2024.
Among his career accolades, which include an All-Star nod in 2021, Taylor was named the co-National League Championship Series MVP, along with teammate Justin Turner, in 2017 after Los Angeles beat the Chicago Cubs. Taylor had a 1.221 OPS, three runs batted in and two home runs during that series, which sent the Dodgers to the Fall Classic for the first time in 29 years.
He started his career as a member of the Seattle Mariners after he was drafted in the fifth round of the 2012 draft out of the University of Virginia.
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After two-plus years in Seattle, he was traded to Los Angeles for Zach Lee in June 2016. He was released by the Dodgers during his 10th season with the club before signing with the Angels as a free agent in 2025. He was released by the Angels in March and returned to the organization nearly a week later. He finished out his career playing in their minor league system, with the Salt Lake Bees.
Chris Taylor’s career
Taylor finished his career with 860 hits, 110 home runs, 516 runs and 443 RBI. He also had 91 stolen bases.
He was named an All-Star for the only time in his career in 2021.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Chris Taylor retires after 12 MLB seasons
