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TAYLOR WARD # 3
BORN: DEC. 14, 1993 OPENING DAY AGE: 26
BIRTHPLACE: DAYTON, OH RESIDES: CHULUOTA, FL
SIGNED THRU: 2020 MLB SERVICE: 93 DAYS
ACQUIRED: SELECTED IN FIRST ROUND (26TH OVERALL) OF 2015 FIRST-YEAR
PLAYER DRAFT

OF HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 200 BATS: R THROWS: R

WARD'S LIFETIME PLAYING RECORD
Year Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HBP BB IBB SO SB CS GDP SLG OBP E
2015— Orem .349 32 109 20 38 4 1 2 19 0 1 2 29 1 8 5 2 3 .459 .489 4
Burlington .348 24 92 10 32 3 0 1 12 1 0 0 10 0 15 1 1 3 .413 .412 0
2016— Inland Empire .249 123 466 61 116 11 0 10 56 5 5 5 48 1 81 0 0 15 .337 .323 5
2017— Inland Empire .242 54 207 32 50 11 1 6 30 3 2 0 35 0 43 0 0 7 .391 .348 3
Mobile .286 33 119 14 34 3 0 3 19 0 2 2 22 0 17 0 0 5 .387 .400 4
2018— Mobile .345 42 148 26 51 8 0 6 25 0 1 1 29 1 33 8 1 5 .520 .453 6
Salt Lake .352 60 227 42 80 18 0 8 35 0 2 2 36 1 61 10 2 5 .537 .442 6
LAA .178 40 135 14 24 3 0 6 15 0 0 3 9 0 45 2 0 0 .333 .245 5
2019— Salt Lake .306 106 421 102 129 34 1 27 71 0 1 9 80 1 101 11 5 7 .584 .427 9
LAA .190 20 42 4 8 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 6 0 23 0 0 1 .333 .292 2
MAJOR TOTALS .181 60 177 18 32 6 0 7 17 0 0 3 15 0 68 2 0 1 .333 .256 7
MINOR TOTALS .296 474 1789 307 530 92 3 63 267 9 14 21 289 5 359 35 11 50 .457 .398 37
2019 SEASON
ward
◆ Split time between Triple-A Salt Lake and the Majors... Made season debut for Angels on Apr . 10 against the
Brewers going 1-for-3 with a double.
◆ Posted above a .300 BA in the minors for second consecutive season with a .306 average (129/421)... Was
20th in OPS (1.010) for all of Triple-A and 4th in PCL... Had 34 doubles which was good for 6th in PCL.
◆ In a 38-game stint with Salt Lake batted .319 (51/160) with 37 runs, 15 doubles, 11 home runs, 32 RBI,
21 walks and a 1.030 OPS... Had a 35-game on base streak (Aug. 2, 2018-May 18, 2019) during which he
compiled a .313 BA (41/131) with 12 doubles, 8 home runs, 22 RBI and 27 walks.
◆ His best performance with the Angels came on Sept. 25 against Oakland when he went 2-for-3 with a home
run and an RBI.
◆ Made professional outfield debut on Apr. 10 for Salt Lake... Played 86 games in outfield bewteen Angels and
Salt Lake over the course of the season.
MAJOR LEAGUE SUMMARY
2018
◆ Saw action at three different levels of the Angels system, including making Major League debut on Aug. 14...
Spent time in Double-A Mobile and Triple-A Salt Lake, batting a combined .349 (131/375) with 26 doubles,
14 home runs and 60 RBI…The .349 clip ranked second overall in MiLB (min. 300 AB), trailing only Vladimir
Guerrero Jr. (.381).
◆ Began season with Mobile, batting .345 (51/148) with eight doubles, six home runs and 25 RBI before being
promoted to Triple-A June 2…Hit .345 (80/227) with 18 doubles, eight home runs and 35 in 60 games with
the Bees…Was leading Salt Lake in average at promotion.
◆ Had contract selected Aug. 14th and made Major League debut that night at San Diego (2-for-3, 2B, 1 RBI)...
Became the 15th Angel to drive in a run with their first hit...Finished the season with six home runs, the most
by an Angels rookie third baseman since 2005 (Dallas McPherson, 8 HR).
◆ Entered the season ranked as the Angels No. 8 prospect by MLB.com.
◆ Defensively, transitioned to third base at the start of season after playing exclusively at catcher during first
three professional campaigns .

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