Wade Taylor

{{short description|American baseball player}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=Wade Taylor

|team=Milwaukee Milkmen

|position=Pitcher / Coach

|image=

|bats=Right

|throws=Right

|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1965|10|19}}

|birth_place=Mobile, Alabama, U.S.

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate=June 2

|debutyear=1991

|debutteam=New York Yankees

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate=September 26

|finalyear=1991

|finalteam=New York Yankees

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=Win–loss record

|stat1value=7–12

|stat2label=Earned run average

|stat2value=6.27

|stat3label=Strikeouts

|stat3value=72

|teams=

• New York Yankees ({{Baseball year|1991}})

}}

Wade Eric Taylor (born October 19, 1965, in Mobile, Alabama) is an American pitching coach and former Major League Baseball pitcher who played with the New York Yankees in {{baseball year|1991}}. He has been an advance scout for the Yankees, Arizona Diamondbacks, Washington Nationals and Los Angeles Dodgers.Jackson, Tony (August 12, 2010) [https://www.espn.com/los-angeles/mlb/news/story?id=5896878 Dodgers reach out to Royals]. ESPN

Taylor played college baseball at the University of Miami. He was drafted twice in {{baseball year|1986}}, first by the Toronto Blue Jays, and then by the Los Angeles Dodgers, but did not sign with either team. On June 30, {{baseball year|1987}}, Taylor was signed by the Seattle Mariners as an amateur free agent.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/t/taylowa01.shtml Wade Taylor]. Baseball-Reference.com

Taylor pitched in 12 games for Seattle's Single-A minor league affiliate, the Bellingham Mariners, in 1987.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/team.cgi?id=04cc3579 1987 Bellingham Mariners]. Baseball-Reference.com

On December 22, 1987, Taylor was traded with Lee Guetterman and Clay Parker to the New York Yankees in exchange for Henry Cotto and Steve Trout.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=1987-12-23 |title=Pitcher Steve Trout and outfielder Henry Cotto... |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-12-23-sp-20765-story.html |access-date=2025-03-31 |website=Los Angeles Times}} After spending three full years in the Yankees minor league system, Taylor was called up in early June {{baseball year|1991}}. Taylor started his first game on June 2, against the Milwaukee Brewers. He pitched 5.1 innings, allowing seven hits and four earned runs. Taylor also struck out four Brewers' hitters and was credited with the win in the Yankees 7–4 defeat of Milwaukee.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYA/NYA199106020.shtml June 2, 1991, Brewers at Yankees]. Baseball-Reference.com

In 23 games for the Yankees in 1991, Taylor posted a 7–12 win–loss record, a 6.27 earned run average, and struck out 72 batters in 116.1 innings.

On January 17, 2020, Taylor was announced as the pitching coach for the Milwaukee Milkmen of the American Association of Professional Baseball.{{cite news |last1=Graettinger |first1=Alison |title=Milkmen Announce 2020 Coaching Staff |url=https://www.milwaukeemilkmen.com/news/milkmen-announce-2020-coaching-staff |access-date=18 December 2020 |work=www.milwaukeemilkmen.com |date=January 17, 2020}}