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2017
◆ Made Major League debut with Blue Jays, Aug. 9 vs. Yankees...Registered first career strikeout vs. A.L. Rookie of
the Year winner Aaron Judge.
◆ In debut, broke toe on right foot on a comebacker from Didi Gregorius (first batter faced)...Placed on disabled list
and missed remainder of season.
◆ Did not allow a run across 12.2 minor league innings pitched between GCL Blue Jays, Adv.-A Dunedin and Triple-A
Buffalo .
NOTABLE MINOR LEAGUE AWARDS AND HONORS
◆ 2014 Blue Jays Community Service Award...Florida State League Mid-Season and Post-Season All-Star.
◆ 2012 Northwest League TOPPS Short-Season/Rookie All-Star...TOPPS Northwest League Player of the Year.
CAREER TRANSACTIONS
◆ June 7, 2007...Selected by Dodgers in 26th round of 2007 First-Year Player Draft (did not sign).
◆ June 5, 2008...Selected by Diamondbacks in 31st round of 2008 First-Year Player Draft (did not sign).
◆ June 7, 2011...Selected by Blue Jays in 29th round of 2011 First-Year Player Draft (signed June 8, 2011).
◆ Aug. 18. 2017: Signed as a free agent with Blue Jays .
◆ Mar. 5, 2018...Signed as a free agent with Angels .
PERSONAL/MISC
◆ Taylor James Cole...On Twitter: @Taylor_JCole
◆ Led all of minor league baseball with 181 combined strikeouts in 2014.
◆ Attended Bishop Gorman HS (NV), where he played baseball and basketball...Named 2007 Nevada State Gatorade
Player of the Year and USA Today All-American .
◆ Played first collegiate season at College of Southern Nevada before spending two years on a LDS Church Mission
in Toronto...Returned to baseball at Brigham Young University in 2011.
◆ Originally signed by Blue Jays scout Blake Crosby.
CAREER FIELDING
POS PCT G PO A E TC DP
cole
P 1 .000 57 4 15 0 19 3
cole’s career highs
SEASON GAME
Wins 4 — 2018 SO 5 — 9/28/18 vs. OAK
Losses 4 — 2019 IP 4 — 9/10/18 vs. TEX
ERA 5 .92 — 2019 R & ER 7 — 8/25/19 at HOU
IP 51 .2 — 2019 BB 3 — 8/16/18 at TEX
SO 50 — 2019 H 6 — 8/25/19 at HOU

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