Description
Taylor James Cole (born August 20, 1989) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 29th round of the 2011 Major League Baseball draft. He made his MLB debut for the Blue Jays in 2017 and also played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Angels.
Professional career
Toronto Blue Jays
Minor leagues
Cole was born in Simi Valley, California. He was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 26th round of the 2007 Major League Baseball draft out of Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas, Nevada. He did not sign, and instead attended the College of Southern Nevada. He was drafted again, this time by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 31st round of the 2008 Major League Baseball draft, and again did not sign. Cole did not play baseball in 2009 and 2010 while he was on his Mormon Mission. He returned to pitch in 2011 for the Brigham Young University Cougars baseball team.
Cole was drafted a third time, by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 29th round of the 2011 Major League Baseball draft. He signed with the Blue Jays and made his professional debut with the Vancouver Canadians, making 11 appearances (8 starts) in 2011 and posting a 1–3 win–loss record, 5.88 ERA, and 25 strikeouts in 332⁄3 innings. Cole played the entire 2012 season in Vancouver and greatly improved, posting a 6–0 record, 0.81 ERA, and 57 strikeouts in 661⁄3 innings. He played the majority of the 2013 season with the Lansing Lugnuts, and made 1 start for the Dunedin Blue Jays at the end of the season. Cole would pitched to a combined 7–12 record, 3.94 ERA, and 103 strikeouts in 137 innings.
In 2014, Cole pitched mostly for Dunedin and made two starts for the Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats. He finished the season with a combined 8–11 record, 3.43 ERA, and an MiLB-leading 181 strikeouts. Cole played the entire 2015 season with New Hampshire, pitching to a 7–10 record, 4.06 ERA, and 128 strikeouts in a career-high 164 innings.
Cole was invited to Major League spring training on January 12, 2016, and reassigned to minor league camp on March 12. He battled injuries in 2016, pitching only 77 innings and posting a 4–4 record, 3.97 ERA, and 62 strikeouts.

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Statistics 
| SO/BB | MLB | 2019 | 2.08 |
| SO9 | MLB | 2019 | 8.7 |
| BB9 | MLB | 2019 | 4.2 |
| HR9 | MLB | 2019 | 0.3 |
| H9 | MLB | 2019 | 10.1 |
| WHIP | MLB | 2019 | 1.587 |
| Fielding Independent Pitching | MLB | 2019 | 3.29 |
| ERA+ | MLB | 2019 | 78 |
| Batters Faced | MLB | 2019 | 231 |
| Wild Pitches | MLB | 2019 | 3 |
| Balks | MLB | 2019 | 0 |
| Home Runs Allowed | MLB | 2019 | 2 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | MLB | 2019 | 34 |
| Runs Allowed | MLB | 2019 | 35 |
| Hits Allowed | MLB | 2019 | 58 |
| Innings Pitched | MLB | 2019 | 51.2 |
| Saves | MLB | 2019 | 0 |
| Shutouts | MLB | 2019 | 0 |
| Complete Games | MLB | 2019 | 0 |
| Games Finished | MLB | 2019 | 9 |
| Games Started | MLB | 2019 | 6 |
| Games Pitched | MLB | 2019 | 38 |
| ERA | MLB | 2019 | 5.92 |
| Win-Loss Percentage | MLB | 2019 | .429 |
| Loss | MLB | 2019 | 4 |
| Wins | MLB | 2019 | 3 |
| Wins Above Replacement for Pitchers | MLB | 2019 | -0.2 |
| Positions Played | MLB | 2019 | 1 |
| Intentional Bases on Balls | MLB | 2019 | 0 |
| Sacrifice Flies | MLB | 2019 | 0 |
| Sacrifice Hits | MLB | 2019 | 0 |
| Times Hit by a Pitch | MLB | 2019 | 0 |
| GIDP | MLB | 2019 | 0 |
| Total Bases | MLB | 2019 | 0 |
| Strikeouts | MLB | 2019 | 0 |
| Bases on Balls/Walks | MLB | 2019 | 0 |
| Caught Stealing | MLB | 2019 | 0 |
| Stolen Bases | MLB | 2019 | 0 |
| Runs Batted In | MLB | 2019 | 0 |
| Home Runs | MLB | 2019 | 0 |
| Triples | MLB | 2019 | 0 |
| Doubles | MLB | 2019 | 0 |
| Hits | MLB | 2019 | 0 |
| Runs Scored | MLB | 2019 | 0 |
| At Bats | MLB | 2019 | 0 |
| Plate Appearances | MLB | 2019 | 0 |
| Games Played | MLB | 2019 | 3 |
| Wins Above Replacement for position players | MLB | 2019 | 0.0 |
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| SO/BB | MLB | 2018 | 3.25 |
| SO9 | MLB | 2018 | 9.8 |
| BB9 | MLB | 2018 | 3.0 |
| HR9 | MLB | 2018 | 0.8 |
| H9 | MLB | 2018 | 5.0 |
| WHIP | MLB | 2018 | 0.889 |
| Fielding Independent Pitching | MLB | 2018 | 3.33 |
| ERA+ | MLB | 2018 | 154 |
| Batters Faced | MLB | 2018 | 135 |
| Wild Pitches | MLB | 2018 | 1 |
| Balks | MLB | 2018 | 0 |
| Home Runs Allowed | MLB | 2018 | 3 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | MLB | 2018 | 11 |
| Runs Allowed | MLB | 2018 | 11 |
| Hits Allowed | MLB | 2018 | 20 |
| Innings Pitched | MLB | 2018 | 36.0 |
| Saves | MLB | 2018 | 0 |
| Shutouts | MLB | 2018 | 0 |
| Complete Games | MLB | 2018 | 0 |
| Games Finished | MLB | 2018 | 4 |
| Games Started | MLB | 2018 | 2 |
| Games Pitched | MLB | 2018 | 18 |
| ERA | MLB | 2018 | 2.75 |
| Win-Loss Percentage | MLB | 2018 | .667 |
| Loss | MLB | 2018 | 2 |
| Wins | MLB | 2018 | 4 |
| Wins Above Replacement for Pitchers | MLB | 2018 | 0.9 |
| Positions Played | MLB | 2018 | 1 |
| Intentional Bases on Balls | MLB | 2018 | 0 |
| Sacrifice Flies | MLB | 2018 | 0 |
| Sacrifice Hits | MLB | 2018 | 0 |
| Times Hit by a Pitch | MLB | 2018 | 0 |
| GIDP | MLB | 2018 | 0 |
| Total Bases | MLB | 2018 | 0 |
| Strikeouts | MLB | 2018 | 0 |
| Bases on Balls/Walks | MLB | 2018 | 0 |
| Caught Stealing | MLB | 2018 | 0 |
| Stolen Bases | MLB | 2018 | 0 |
| Runs Batted In | MLB | 2018 | 0 |
| Home Runs | MLB | 2018 | 0 |
| Triples | MLB | 2018 | 0 |
| Doubles | MLB | 2018 | 0 |
| Hits | MLB | 2018 | 0 |
| Runs Scored | MLB | 2018 | 0 |
| At Bats | MLB | 2018 | 0 |
| Plate Appearances | MLB | 2018 | 0 |
| Games Played | MLB | 2018 | 1 |
| Wins Above Replacement for position players | MLB | 2018 | 0.0 |
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| SO/BB | MLB | 2017 | 1.00 |
| SO9 | MLB | 2017 | 9.0 |
| BB9 | MLB | 2017 | 9.0 |
| HR9 | MLB | 2017 | 0.0 |
| H9 | MLB | 2017 | 54.0 |
| WHIP | MLB | 2017 | 7.000 |
| Fielding Independent Pitching | MLB | 2017 | 7.16 |
| ERA+ | MLB | 2017 | 17 |
| Batters Faced | MLB | 2017 | 10 |
| Wild Pitches | MLB | 2017 | 0 |
| Balks | MLB | 2017 | 0 |
| Times Hit by a Pitch | MLB | 2017 | 1 |
| Strikeouts | MLB | 2017 | 1 |
| Intentional Bases on Balls | MLB | 2017 | 0 |
| Bases on Balls/Walks | MLB | 2017 | 1 |
| Home Runs Allowed | MLB | 2017 | 0 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | MLB | 2017 | 4 |
| Runs Allowed | MLB | 2017 | 4 |
| Hits Allowed | MLB | 2017 | 6 |
| Innings Pitched | MLB | 2017 | 1.0 |
| Saves | MLB | 2017 | 0 |
| Shutouts | MLB | 2017 | 0 |
| Complete Games | MLB | 2017 | 0 |
| Games Finished | MLB | 2017 | 0 |
| Games Started | MLB | 2017 | 0 |
| Games Pitched | MLB | 2017 | 1 |
| ERA | MLB | 2017 | 36.00 |
| Loss | MLB | 2017 | 0 |
| Wins | MLB | 2017 | 0 |
| Wins Above Replacement for Pitchers | MLB | 2017 | -0.3 |
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