He was born in La Mesa, California and attended Granite Hills High School, where he was a catcher.

[2] He earned numerous honors, including the 2010–11 California Collegiate Athletic Association Male Athlete of the Year, 2011 CCAA Most Valuable Player and Daktronics American Baseball Coaches Association/Rawlings and National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association West Region Player of the Year and an NCAA Division II All-American selection by Daktronics, the NCBWA and the ABCA.

He hit .255/.362/.477 with 19 home runs and 65 RBI in 112 games split between the Savannah Sand Gnats and St. Lucie Mets in 2012, won another Player of the Week and was a South Atlantic League Mid-Season All-Star.

In 2013, he hit .271/.356/.531 with 38 doubles, 23 home runs, 69 RBI and 131 strikeouts in 120 games split between St. Lucie and the Binghamton Mets.

[6] He was called up to the Major Leagues for the first time on August 26, 2017, when fellow outfielder Yoenis Céspedes landed on the disabled list.

[8] He recorded his first hit on August 31 against Robert Stephenson of the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ballpark.

[9] On September 27, Taijeron hit a ninth inning walk-off single against A. J. Minter of the Atlanta Braves at Citi Field.