Taylor Ward#27

Seattle Mariners·BBRef

RSFree agentFLBSt. Louis Cardinals

Pos: C, 1B, 3B

B/T: R / R

Born: Dec 14, 1993 (32)

Height: 6' 0"

Weight: 205 lbs

Owned: 55.7%

From: Dayton, OH

Drafted: 2015

Taylor Ward

#27

Seattle Mariners BBRef

RSFree agentFLBSt. Louis Cardinals

Position: C, 1B, 3B

Bats/Throws: R / R

Born: Dec 14, 1993 (32)

Height: 6' 0"

Weight: 205 lbs

Owned: 55.69%

From: Dayton, OH

Drafted:

G	AB	H	HR	RBI	R	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	K%	BB%
111	410	101	7	30	64	4	.246	.383	.346	.729	20.4%	17.2%

Ward is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Athletics.

1w agoRotowire

Following the recent promotion of Lazaro Montes (hip) to the big leagues, Ward appears to have faded into a short-side platoon role. Each of Ward's last four starts have come against left-handed pitching, and the Mariners have kept him on the bench for three consecutive matchups with righties. Since being acquired from the Orioles on Aug. 3, Ward has slashed just .105/.200/.132 with one extra-base hit (a triple) and a 28.2 percent strikeout rate.

Ward is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game in Boston.

2w agoRotowire

Ward has been dreadful since being acquired by the Mariners at the trade deadline, slashing .121/.227/.152 across 19 contests. As a result, he might find himself on the short side of a platoon moving forward. Lazaro Montes has been called up and is slotted in at designated hitter for Seattle on Tuesday.

Ward is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cubs.

3w agoRotowire

Ward started the past four games after missing the previous five contests due to quadriceps soreness, and he'll check out of the starting nine Sunday to get some scheduled rest. Dominic Canzone is serving as the designated hitter while Victor Robles starts in right field.

Ward (quadriceps) will start at designated hitter and bat eighth in Wednesday's game against the Brewers.

Aug 19Rotowire

A sore quad kept Ward out of the starting nine for each of the previous five games, though he made enough improvement for the Mariners to make him available off the bench Tuesday, per MLB.com. However, with the Mariners falling behind by six runs after five innings in what was ultimately a 22-0 loss, Ward wasn't called upon to pinch hit. He'll be able to return to the lineup Wednesday in a non-defensive role, and assuming his quad responds well, Ward should be ready to resume playing right field in short order.

Ward (quadriceps) remains out of the lineup for Tuesday's game in Milwaukee.

Aug 18Rotowire

Ward has not played since last Wednesday as be battles nagging tightness in his quad. The Mariners have been listing him as day-to-day, but he's available off the bench for Tuesday's series opener and could be back in the lineup Wednesday, per Tim Booth of The Seattle Times. Victor Robles will cover right field in Ward's stead.

Poor

Below Avg

Average

Above Avg

Elite

Batting

xwOBA

65

.333

xBA

34

.240

xSLG

20

.359

Avg Exit Velo

41

88.7 mph

Barrel %

24

5.2%

Hard-Hit %

37

38.0%

LA Sweet-Spot %

67

35.1%

Bat Speed

9

68.5 mph

Squared-Up %

93

33.3%

Chase %

100

14.9%

Whiff %

78

19.6%

K %

48

21.5%

BB %

98

16.4%

Fielding

Range (OAA)

29

-2.00

Arm Strength

48

84.5 mph

Running

Sprint Speed

51

27.5 ft/s

Year	G	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2018LAA	40	147	135	24	3	0	6	15	2	9	45	.178	.245	.333	.578
2019LAA	20	48	42	8	3	0	1	2	0	6	23	.190	.292	.333	.625
2020LAA	34	102	94	26	6	2	0	5	2	8	28	.277	.333	.383	.716
2021LAA	65	237	208	52	15	0	8	33	1	20	55	.250	.332	.438	.770
2022LAA	135	564	495	139	22	2	23	65	5	60	120	.281	.360	.473	.833
2023LAA	97	409	356	90	18	0	14	47	4	39	80	.253	.335	.421	.756
2024LAA	156	663	585	144	26	2	25	75	6	63	163	.246	.323	.426	.749
2025LAA	157	663	579	132	31	2	36	103	4	75	175	.228	.317	.475	.792
2026TOT ▼	140	604	495	110	20	1	7	35	4	99	130	.222	.358	.309	.667
Career	844	3437	2989	725	144	9	120	380	28	379	819	0.243	0.332	0.417	0.749
Year	G	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS

Taylor Ward#27

Taylor Ward

2026 Season

Player News

Ward is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Athletics.

Ward is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game in Boston.

Ward is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cubs.

Ward (quadriceps) will start at designated hitter and bat eighth in Wednesday's game against the Brewers.

Ward (quadriceps) remains out of the lineup for Tuesday's game in Milwaukee.

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