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Taylor Walter-Lee Trammell ( ; "Padres Acquire Outfielder Taylor Trammell In Trade, Assigned to Amarillo," Amarillo Sod Poodles, Wednesday, July 31, 2019. Retrieved April 14, 2021 born September 13, 1997) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played for the Seattle Mariners, Los Angeles Dodgers, and New York Yankees. He made his MLB debut in 2021.
Trammell attended Mount Paran Christian School in Kennesaw, Georgia. He played both baseball and football. As a junior football player, he scored 13 touchdowns en route to a state championship and hit .500, drove in more than 30 runs and stole more than 30 bases for his travel baseball team. Trammell played in the Under Armour All-America Baseball Game in August 2015. Early in his senior year of high school, he was described in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution as "arguably Georgia's best two-sport stud." As a senior baseball player, he hit .463, stole 29 bases and hit nine home runs. He was also named the high school football Offensive Player of the Year in Georgia's smallest classification after rushing for 2,500 yards and 38 touchdowns. He committed to play college baseball for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets.
Trammell made his MLB debut for the Mariners on April 1, 2021, playing Center fielder against the San Francisco Giants. In his debut he was walked twice, including drawing a bases loaded walk in the bottom of the eighth inning for his first major league RBI. Trammell collected his first hit on April 3, an RBI double (off Logan Webb) that scored Evan White, in the bottom of the fourth inning. He hit his first MLB home run off Michael Pineda of the Minnesota Twins on April 10 and appeared in 51 games for Seattle in his rookie campaign, slashing .160/.256/.359 with eight home runs and 18 RBI. In 2022, he played in 43 games for the big league club, but again struggled to a .196/.284/.402 slash with four home runs and 10 RBI.
Before the 2023 season, Trammell underwent surgery to repair a broken hamate bone in his right hand that he suffered after being struck in the hand in a late offseason workout. He was activated off the injured list on April 30 and in his return, hit a grand slam off Chris Bassitt of the Toronto Blue Jays. In 22 games for Seattle, he batted .130/.286/.326 with three home runs and 11 RBI. On March 28, 2024, Trammell was designated for assignment after failing to make Seattle's Opening Day roster.
Los Angeles Dodgers
On April 2, 2024, Trammell was claimed off waivers by the Los Angeles Dodgers. He had six at-bats in five games for the Dodgers with three strikeouts and was designated for assignment on April 16.
New York Yankees
On April 18, 2024, Trammell was claimed off waivers by the New York Yankees. In five games for the Yankees, he was used primarily as a defensive replacement, and singled in his only at–bat. Trammell was designated for assignment by New York on May 4. He cleared waivers and was sent outright to the Triple–A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders on May 7. As he appeared for both the Yankees and Dodgers in the 2024 season, he was guaranteed a World Series ring from the 2024 World Series regardless of who won. After the season ended, the Yankees re-added Trammell to their 40-man roster.
Houston Astros
On November 4, 2024, the Yankees traded Trammell to the Houston Astros in exchange for cash considerations.
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