When he attended Frank W. Cox High School, also in Virginia Beach, he stopped wrestling to focus on baseball.

[2] In 2011, he hit a two-out, men on second and third single to score the tying and winning runs in the decisive game of the Charlottesville Super Regional against UC Irvine and send the Cavaliers to the College World Series.

[4] He began his professional career in Minor League Baseball at the Rookie level, but was soon promoted to Class A, primarily playing shortstop.

[15] Seattle Mariners General Manager Jerry Dipoto would later regret making this trade by calling it "clearly the worst deal I've ever made.

"[16] On July 15, 2016, Taylor hit his first major league career home run, a grand slam, off Silvino Bracho of the Arizona Diamondbacks.

[13] On October 14, 2017, he hit his first career postseason home run, off Héctor Rondón of the Chicago Cubs, in Game 1 of the 2017 National League Championship Series (NLCS).

[20] On October 24, Taylor hit a home run on the first pitch by Astros' pitcher Dallas Keuchel to begin Game 1 of the 2017 World Series.

[13] In his third season with the Dodgers in 2018, Taylor posted a .254/.331/.444 slashline with 17 home runs, 63 RBIs, and nine stolen bases in 604 plate appearances, and led the National League with 178 strikeouts.

[13] In 2019, Taylor returned to his utility role, playing in 124 games (which included 39 at shortstop during another period that Seager was on the injured list).

[13] On February 7, 2020, Taylor signed a two-year, $13.4 million, contract extension with the Dodgers, avoiding salary arbitration.

[26] The season was shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but Taylor was the Dodgers primary second baseman, appearing in 56 of the 60 games the team played, and batting .270/.366/.476 with eight homers and 32 RBIs.

[13] On October 6, 2021, Taylor hit a two-out, two-run, walk-off home run against the St. Louis Cardinals in the National League Wild Card game.

[29] On December 1, Taylor re-signed with the Dodgers with a four-year contract worth $60 million, which also contained a team option for a fifth year.

[30][31] In 2022, Taylor played in 118 games for the Dodgers (with the majority of them being in the outfield), and batted .221 with 10 homers and 43 RBIs though he was hitless in seven at-bats during the 2022 NLDS.

[13] Taylor was used primarily as a late-game defensive replacement and pinch runner in the 2024 World Series, and got a single in his only official at-bat.