Michael D. Taylor is a Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...

 outfielder

Outfielder

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 for the Oakland Athletics

Oakland Athletics

The Oakland Athletics are a Major League Baseball team based in Oakland, California. The Athletics are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League. From to the present, the Athletics have played in the O.co Coliseum....

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Baseball career

Taylor was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the fifth round of the 2007 Major League Baseball Draft

2007 Major League Baseball Draft

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 out of Stanford University

Stanford Cardinal baseball

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. At the end of the 2009 season, he was one of two players given the Paul Owens Award, for the best pitcher and best position player in the Phillies' farm system.

On December 16, 2009, Taylor was traded to the Toronto Blue Jays

Toronto Blue Jays

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 with Kyle Drabek

Kyle Drabek

Kyle Jordan Drabek is an American Major League Baseball pitcher with the Toronto Blue Jays. He made his first major league start on September 15, 2010 against the Baltimore Orioles....

 and Travis D'Arnaud in exchange for Roy Halladay

Roy Halladay

Harry Leroy "Roy" Halladay III , nicknamed "Doc", is a Major League Baseball starting pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies...

. The Blue Jays immediately traded him to the Oakland Athletics

Oakland Athletics

The Oakland Athletics are a Major League Baseball team based in Oakland, California. The Athletics are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League. From to the present, the Athletics have played in the O.co Coliseum....

 for Brett Wallace

Brett Wallace

Brett Alexander Wallace is an American professional baseball first baseman with the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball.-High school:...

. Taylor spent the entire 2010 season at Triple-A Sacramento and played in the Arizona Fall League

Arizona Fall League

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On September 2, 2011, Taylor made his major league debut with the Oakland Athletics, batting ninth and playing right field. In total, Taylor's 2011 season saw him play 11 games, 6 hits, 1 HR, 1 RBI and a .200 .Avg

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