Curtis Taylor (baseball)
Curtis Wesley Taylor is a Canadian professional baseball pitcher for the NC Dinos of the KBO League.
Career
Taylor played youth baseball for the Coquitlam Reds of the British Columbia Premier Baseball League. He attended the University of British Columbia, where he played college baseball for the UBC Thunderbirds.Arizona Diamondbacks
The Arizona Diamondbacks selected him in the fourth round, with the 119th overall selection, of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft. Taylor made his professional debut with the Low-A Hillsboro Hops, making 17 appearances and posting a 2.20 ERA. Taylor played for the Single-A Kane County Cougars in 2017, starting 13 games and registering a 3-4 record and 3.32 ERA with 68 strikeouts in innings pitched.Tampa Bay Rays
On November 30, 2017, the Diamondbacks traded Taylor to the Tampa Bay Rays for Brad Boxberger. Taylor split the 2018 season between the High-A Charlotte Stone Crabs and the Double-A Montgomery Biscuits, making 38 appearances and posting a 6-4 record and 2.54 ERA with 97 strikeouts and 8 saves in 78 innings pitched. The Rays invited Taylor to spring training as a non-roster player in 2019. He would play the entire season with Montgomery, making 15 appearances and recording a 3.06 ERA with 16 strikeouts and 7 saves in innings of work.Toronto Blue Jays
On September 1, 2019, the Rays sent Taylor to the Toronto Blue Jays as a player to be named later in their earlier trade for Eric Sogard. Taylor did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.Taylor split the 2021 season between the Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats and the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons, pitching in 30 games and logging a cumulative 2-3 record and 5.71 ERA with 41 strikeouts in innings pitched.