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Personal
- Parents are Stephen & Tracy Taylor
- Major: Pre-Business
- Mother, Tracy, played tennis at Cal State Fullerton and CSUN
- Brother, Collin, played infielder at Los Angeles Valley College
- Brother, Dillon, plays outfield and catcher at Crespi Carmelite High School
- Achieved Honor Roll Gold List each of four years at Birmingham HS
- Favorite foods are steak, mac n' cheese and fried chicken
Before BYU
- 2023 Utah Marshalls Summer League stats included .333 batting avg., .504 OBP, 1.147 OPS, .643 LSG, 28 H, 8 2B, 6 HR, 28 RBI, 30 R, 28 BB, 12 SB
- Utah Marshalls Summer League Champion and two-time player of the game
- Ranked No. 401 prospect in 2023 MLB Draft (Baseball America)
- Area Code Select West - Dodgers went 1-3, 2 B, 1 RBI, 1 R (2023)
- Area Code ID Series stats included 106.5 exit velocity, 421 ft distance, 6.8 60 yard time (2022)
- Area Code Brewers Team tryout (2022)
- Ranked No. 47 catcher nationally, ninth in California (Perfect Game, 2023)
- Grade 9 prospect (Perfect Game, 2023)
- Perfect Game WWBA - Quarter Finalists - BPA (2022)
- Rawlings/Perfect Game Preseason Under Class All-American (2022)
- Perfect Game National Showcase participant (2021-2022)
- Two-time Top-10 Pop Time Perfect Game National Showcase (2021-2022)
- Recorded a 1.84 pop time, 96 mph exit velocity, and 87 mph throw to second and from outfield at 2022 Showcase
- Prep Baseball Report Super 60 Invitee (2023)
- Prep Baseball Report ProCase - Awarded Top Prospect (2022)
- Ranked 19th nationally among catchers, fifth in California (Prep Baseball Report, 2022)
- Baseball Factory National Showcase - Top Pop 1.80 nationally (2022)
- Baseball Factory Pre-Season All-American (2021-2022)
- Top 44 Team - Hank Aaron Invitational Atlanta selection (2022)
- Hank Aaron Invitational Vero Beach invitee (2022)
- AABC Don Mattingly WS-5Tool Player of the Game with .667 BA, 10-15, 2 HR, 3 2B, 8 RBI, 6 R, 3 SB, 1 HBP, 1 BB (2022)
- Minority Baseball Prospects National High School All-American Games (2022)
- USA Baseball NTIS Gold Medalist
- USA Baseball Future Games Silver Medalist
- Perfect Game Underclassmen All-American competitor
- 2026 MLB Draft College Top-150 Prospect list (Future Stars Series Plus, 2023)
- 2023 Top-100 MLB Draft Prospect List (Baseball Factory, 2023)
- California All-State First Team Catcher (2023)
- Four-year letter winner at Birmingham High School, junior year included 24 games played with .385 BA, 23 H, 4 2B, 3 3B, 6 HR, 28 RBI, 21 walks, .518 OBP
- High school batting average of .395
- Three-time CIF Los Angeles City Section All-City First Team (2020-2023)
- Three-time All-West Valley League First Team (2020-2023)
- CIF Los Angeles City Section Open Division City Champion (2023)
- CIF Los Angeles City Section Open Division City Finalist (2022)
- CIF Los Angeles City Section Open Division City Semifinalist (2021)
- Los Angeles Daily News All-Area Team (2022-2023)
- West Valley League MVP (2023)
- Birmingham Baseball MVP (2022)
- Birmingham Team Captain (2022-2023)
- Four-year Platinum List Honor Roll
- Trained, developed and studied baseball under the guidance of Coach Jeremy Rodriguez (AAA Dodgers Bench Manager), the Reggie Smith Academy and MLB Youth Academy