You are purchasing a 2024 Bowman Chrome Pearl Refractor Prospect card #BCP-206 of Brayden Taylor.  Taylor was selected by the Tampa Bay Rays in the first round, with the 19th overall selection, of 2023 Major League Baseball draft. On July 21, 2023, Taylor signed with the Rays on for the full-slot value of $3,880,100.  This card is a must have for any Brayden Taylor, prospector or any Tampa Bay Rays Draft collector/fan/investor. 

Brayden Taylor attended Copper Hills High School in West Jordan, Utah, where he played on their baseball team. He achieved all-state honors as a junior in 2019 after he batted .443 with ten stolen bases. He was ranked No. 188 in the nation by Perfect Game heading into his senior season.

He went unselected in the 2020 Major League Baseball draft, and enrolled at Texas Christian University (TCU) to play college baseball. Taylor was named TCU's starting third baseman as a freshman in 2021. Over 58 starts, he batted .324 with a team-high 12 home runs, 53 RBIs, 49 walks and 15 stolen bases alongside a .924 fielding percentage. He was named the Big 12 Conference Freshman of the Year. In the summer he played for the Falmouth Commodores of the Cape Cod League. He batted .269/.361/.385, and on defense split his time between second base and third base.

As a sophomore in 2022, Taylor played in 59 games (58 starts) and hit .314 with 13 home runs, fifty RBIs, and 55 walks compared to forty strikeouts. After the season, he briefly played in the Cape Cod Baseball League with the Falmouth Commodores, batting .242. He was also named to and played with the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team. As a junior for TCU in 2023, Taylor appeared in 67 games and batted .308 with 23 home runs and seventy RBIs.

Professional career

Taylor was selected by the Tampa Bay Rays in the first round, with the 19th overall selection, of 2023 Major League Baseball draft. On July 21, 2023, Taylor signed with the Rays on for the full-slot value of $3,880,100.

Taylor made his professional debut after signing with the Florida Complex League Rays and ended the season with the Charleston RiverDogs, batting .242 with five home runs and 15 RBIs over 25 games. Taylor opened the 2024 season with the Bowling Green Hot Rods and was promoted to the Montgomery Biscuits in July. Over 114 games between the two teams, he hit .250 with twenty home runs, 62 RBIs, and 29 stolen bases. He was assigned back to Montgomery to open the 2025 season.

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