He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Oakland Athletics and Chicago White Sox from 2011 through 2014.

On December 16, 2009, Taylor was traded to the Toronto Blue Jays with Kyle Drabek and Travis D'Arnaud in exchange for Roy Halladay.

On September 2, 2011, Taylor made his major league debut with Oakland, batting ninth and playing right field.

[10] On June 14, 2014, the A's traded Taylor to the Chicago White Sox in exchange for Jake Sanchez.

[11] On October 24, Taylor was removed from the 40-man roster and sent outright to the Triple-A Charlotte Knights and later that same day he elected free agency.