Brien Taylor

Quick Facts

Full Name	Brien Taylor
Occupation	Baseball Player
Date Of Birth	Dec 26, 1971(1971-12-26)
Age	53
Birthplace	Beaufort
Country	United States
Birth City	North Carolina
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Brien Taylor Biography

Brien Taylor is one of the most popular and richest Baseball Player who was born on December 26, 1971 in Beaufort, North Carolina, United States. Prominent pitching prospect has never made it to the big leagues due to a serious injury to his arm while defending his brother during a fight in the bar.

Shortstop Shortstop Jhonny Peralta was his teammate on the Columbus Red Stixx in 2000. was his teammates for his team, the Columbus Red Stixx in 2000.

Born in Beaufort, North Carolina, Taylor attended East Carteret High School, where his pitching ability caused him to be chosen by the New York Yankees with the first overall selection in the 1991 Major League Baseball Draft. After two full seasons in the minor leagues, he injured his shoulder in a fight, and was ineffective after returning to baseball. He retired in 2000, having never played a game above Class AA. Taylor is one of just three former players selected first overall in the MLB draft to never reach the major leagues, the others being Steve Chilcott, and Mark Appel.

The Yankees originally planned to bring Taylor up through the minor leagues rapidly, like the Mets did with Dwight Gooden. However, they found he needed a better move to first base to hold base runners, and chose not to expedite his major league debut. Before even playing a game, he was named the game’s top prospect by Baseball America before the 1992 season. He began his professional career with the Fort Lauderdale Yankees, the Yankees’ Class-A Advanced minor league affiliate. His performances with Fort Lauderdale included throwing nine strikeouts against the Osceola Astros in an 8–5 victory, as well as a 12-strikeout, two-hit performance in September against the West Palm Beach Expos. For the season, Taylor had a 6–8 win-loss record, a 2.57 ERA, and 187 strikeouts in 161.1 innings pitched.

After leaving the professional game, he was offered an employment alongside his father as bricklayer.

Brien Taylor Net Worth

Brien Taylor is one of the richest Baseball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Brien Taylor 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

The team played in East Carteret High School. He reportedly hit 99 mph with his fastball.

The first time he played professional baseball was played with the A+ Fort Lauderdale Yankees, where He posted an ERA of 2.57 ERA and 187 strikeouts in 27 games.

Brien McKeiver Taylor (born December 26, 1971) is a former pitcher in minor league baseball. He spent seven seasons in the minor leagues, primarily with the New York Yankees organization. In his career, he had a win–loss record of 22–30, a 5.12 earned run average (ERA), and 425 strikeouts.

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The next year, Taylor pitched for the Double-A Albany-Colonie Yankees, where the Yankees planned to have Taylor work on his curveball, as they already felt that his fastball was good enough for the major leagues. Entering the season, he was named baseball’s second-best prospect behind Chipper Jones. That year, Taylor had a 13–7 record, a 3.48 ERA, and 150 strikeouts in 163 innings, and also led the Eastern League with 102 walks. In 1994, he was expected to pitch for the Triple-A Columbus Clippers of the International League, and start for the Yankees to begin the 1995 season at the latest, dependent on how he would have performed in spring training. After the season ended, the Yankees wanted Taylor to take part in an instructional league to work on his fundamentals. Taylor declined to attend the camp, and instead chose to return to his home in North Carolina.

Facts & Trivia

Brien Ranked on the list of most popular Baseball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Brien Taylor celebrates birthday on December 26 of every year.

In March 2012, Taylor was charged with cocaine trafficking after undercover narcotics agents purchased a large quantity of cocaine and crack cocaine from him over a period of several months. He was federally indicted on cocaine trafficking charges in June 2012. Taylor pleaded guilty in August 2012 and was sentenced to 50 months in prison, followed by three years’ supervised release; he was released on September 12, 2015.

Top Facts about Brien Taylor

1. Brien Taylor was a left-handed pitcher from North Carolina.
2. He was the first overall pick in the 1991 MLB draft.
3. Taylor signed a record-breaking $1.55 million contract with the Yankees.
4. His career was cut short by a shoulder injury in 1993.
5. Taylor never played in a Major League game.
6. He struggled with legal troubles after his baseball career ended.
7. In 2012, he was sentenced to 38 months in prison for cocaine trafficking.
8. Despite his struggles, Taylor remains an iconic figure in baseball history.
9. A documentary about his life, “Broke,” premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2016.
10. Today, Taylor works as a UPS driver and gives motivational speeches to young athletes.