(610 Sports) – The Royals announced on Wednesday that they have signed center fielder Michael A. Taylor to a 2-year extension through the 2023 season. Terms of the deal have yet to be disclosed.
Taylor played in 137 games with the Royals this season, hitting .244 with 12 home runs and 14 stolen bases. He’s scored a career-high 56 runs this season and his 52 RBI are his most since recording 53 in 2017.
Taylor, most known for his defense, leads the Majors with 21 defensive runs saved and his 14 outs above average are tied for the Majors lead among all outfielders. Taylor leads all center fielders with a career-high 11 outfield assists, the most by a Royals center fielder since Melky Cabrera had 13 in 2011.
Taylor signed with the Royals as a free agent last offseason, after spending the first seven years of his career with the Washington Nationals, who drafted him in the 6th round of the 2009 First-Year Player Draft