Beau Ritchie Taylor (born February 13, 1990) is an American professional baseball catcher in the Seattle Mariners organization.
He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Oakland Athletics, Toronto Blue Jays, and Cleveland Indians.
On June 8, 2019, Oakland added Taylor to their major league roster following an injury to Nick Hundley.
[9] On June 18, Taylor hit his first major league home run off Gabriel Ynoa in a 16-2 victory over the Baltimore Orioles.
[23] Taylor played in 23 games for the Triple-A Norfolk Tides, hitting .183/.352/.282 with 2 home runs and 5 RBI.
Playing in 27 games for the Triple-A Las Vegas Aviators to close out the year, Taylor slashed .250/.375/.430 with 4 home runs and 13 RBI.
[24] On April 28, 2023, Taylor signed with the High Point Rockers of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.
[26] However, on April 14, it was announced that Taylor had retired and taken the first base coach role with the Mariners' Triple–A affiliate, the Tacoma Rainiers.