Taveras signed with the Texas Rangers as an international free agent in July 2015 for a bonus of $2.6 million.

[4] Taveras spent the 2017 season with the Hickory Crawdads, where he posted a .249 batting average with eight home runs, 50 RBIs and 20 stolen bases.

[5] Taveras spent the 2018 season with the Down East Wood Ducks of the Class A-Advanced Carolina League, hitting .246/.312/.332/.644 with 5 home runs, 48 RBI, and 19 stolen bases in 132 games.

[7] Taveras was ranked as the #62 overall prospect in baseball by ESPN's Keith Law in his preseason 2019 Top 100 list.

[9] Taveras was assigned back to Down East to open the 2019 season,[10] and hit .294/.368/.376/.745 with 2 home runs and 25 RBI in 66 games for them.