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OUTFIELDER
TAYLOR WARD

2019
◆ Split time between Triple-A Salt Lake and the Majors... Made season debut for Angels on April 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 April 10 for Salt Lake... Played 86 games in outfield between Angels and
Salt Lake over the course of the season.
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
WARD
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 MLB 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.
NOTABLE MINOR LEAGUE AWARDS AND HONORS
◆ 2019 Mid-Season Pacific Coast League All-Star.
◆ 2018 Mid-Season Southern League All-Star...Angels Minor League Organizational Player of the Month for July.
◆ 2017 MiLB.com Organizational All-Star...Participated in the Arizona Fall League...Angels Minor League
Organizational Player of the Month for August.
◆ 2016 MiLB.com Organizational All-Star...Participated in Arizona Fall League and the Rising Stars Game.
◆ 2015 Mid-Season Pioneer League All-Star.
CAREER TRANSACTIONS
◆ June 6, 2012...Selected by Rays in 31st round of 2012 First-Year Player Draft (did not sign).
◆ June 8, 2015...Selected by Angels in first round (26th overall) of 2015 First-Year Player Draft (signed June
12, 2015).
PERSONAL/MISC
◆ Joseph Taylor Ward...On Twitter: @Warrdyboy7.
◆ He and wife Taylor, welcomed their first child, a daughter Cameryn Taylor Ward on Nov. 21, 2022.
◆ Named First-Team All-Mountain West in 2015 with Fresno State (a back-to-back All-Mountain West
Conference selection)...Started all 59 games for FSU and ranked among Bulldogs’ leaders with a .304 (65/214)
average (3rd), 14 doubles (2nd), seven home runs (T-1st), 42 RBI (1st) and 104 total bases (1st)...Caught 13 of
23 (56.5%) runners attempting to steal a base.
◆ In three years at Fresno State, batted .288 (157/545) with 29 doubles, 16 home runs and 98 RBI in 162 games...
Threw out 33 of 55 (60%) potential basestealers.
◆ Prepped at Shadow Hills HS (CA)...A two-time first-team De Anza League honoree...Named De Anza League
Most Valuable Player and first-team All-CIF as a junior...Holds school records for batting average, hits, triples,
home runs and RBI...First athlete in school history to receive Division I scholarship.
◆ Signed by Angels scout Scott Richardson...Originally drafted by Tampa Bay in 31st round of 2012 MLB Amateur
Draft before electing to play for Fresno State.

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