Batting average .162 Name Taylor Featherston Hits 25 Role Baseball player | Home runs 2 Weight 84 kg Runs batted in 9 Salary 507,500 USD (2015) | |
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Taylor featherston of the tcu horned frogs
Taylor Joseph Featherston (born October 8, 1989) is an American professional baseball infielder in the Tampa Bay Rays organization. He previously played for the Los Angeles Angels and Philadelphia Phillies. He made his MLB debut in 2015.
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- Taylor featherston of the tcu horned frogs
- Mike scioscia couldn t be happier for taylor featherston
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Mike scioscia couldn t be happier for taylor featherston
Career
Featherston graduated from James E. Taylor High School in Katy, Texas. He attended Texas Christian University (TCU), where he played college baseball for the TCU Horned Frogs baseball team. The Colorado Rockies selected Featherston in the fifth round of the 2011 MLB Draft. In 2014, he played for the Tulsa Drillers of the Class AA Texas League. He had a .260 batting average, 16 home runs, and 57 runs batted in for Tulsa.
The Chicago Cubs selected Featherston from the Rockies in the 2014 Rule 5 Draft, and then traded him to the Angels for cash considerations. Featherston competed for a role with the Angels as a utility infielder in spring training. The Angels carried Featherston as their backup infielder on their Opening Day roster. He made his major league debut on April 12. Featherston batted .162 during the 2015 season, receiving 154 at bats in 101 games played.
During the 2015-16 offseason, the Angels designated Featherston for assignment. The Philadelphia Phillies acquired Featherston from the Angels for a player to be named later or cash considerations. He began the 2016 season with the Lehigh Valley IronPigs of the Class AAA International League. The Phillies promoted Featherston to the major leagues on July 25. They designated him for assignment on September 10.
Featherston began the 2017 season with Lehigh Valley. On June 9, the Phillies traded Featherston to the Tampa Bay Rays for cash considerations.