Taylor Teagarden

Infobox MLB player
name = Taylor Teagarden

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team = Texas Rangers
number = 2
position = Catcher
birthdate = birth date and age|1983|12|21
birthplace = city-state|Dallas|Texas
bats = Right
throws = Right
debutdate = July 18
debutyear = 2008
debutteam = Texas Rangers
statyear = 2008 season
stat1label = Batting average
stat1value = .319
stat2label = Home runs
stat2value = 6
stat3label = Runs batted in
stat3value = 17
teams =
*Texas Rangers (by|2008-present)

Taylor Hill Teagarden (born December 21, 1983 in city-state|Dallas|Texas) is a Major League Baseball catcher for the Texas Rangers. He was drafted in the third round of the 2005 Major League Baseball Draft, and made his major league debut on July 18, mlby|2008.

His first major league hit (a solo home run) happened on July 20, 2008. It came off Minnesota Twins pitcher Scott Baker in the top of the 6th, who, until then, had not been hit against all game. It would end up being the only run of the game in a Rangers 1-0 victory. Teagarden, however, was sent back to the minor leagues the next day.

Teagarden was named to the 2008 USA Olympic Team. [cite news |title=USA Baseball announces 2008 U.S. Olympic Baseball Team |url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20080716&content_id=3142921&vkey=pr_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb |publisher=MLB.com |date=2008-07-16 |accessdate=2008-07-27 ]

His at-bat music is TNT by AC/DC.

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