Early Career
In 1999, in the Philadelphia Phillies minor league system, Taylor managed to hit 10 triples. While playing winter baseball in the offseason, Taylor dislocated his shoulder. The injury required surgery and Taylor did not play winter baseball again until May of 2000. When he returned from his injury in the 2000 baseball season, he joined the lineup of Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Two games after coming back from his injury, Taylor became the second Scranton player ever to collect 5 hits in a game. During the season, Taylor played in 89 games and matched his career high of 15 home runs. The Philadelphia Phillies called Taylor up from their minor league system in September of that season.
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