Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Leody Taveras was born September 8, 1998, in Tenares, Dominican Republic. He is a center fielder in the MLB.

Taveras was selected to the 2018 All-Star Futures Game. Taveras was ranked as the #47 overall prospect in baseball by Baseball Prospectus in their preseason 2019 Top 101 list. Taveras was ranked as the #62 overall prospect in baseball by ESPN's Keith Law in his preseason 2019 Top 100 list. Taveras was ranked as the #94 overall prospect in baseball by Fangraphs in their preseason 2019 Top 130 list.

Taveras was assigned back to Down East to open the 2019 season, and hit .294/.368/.376/.745 with 2 home runs and 25 RBI in 66 games for them. On June 20, he was promoted to the Frisco RoughRiders of the Double-A Texas League. With Frisco, Taveras hit .265/.320/.375/.695 with 3 home runs and 31 RBI. Taveras was added to the Rangers 40–man roster following the 2019 season.

Taveras made the Rangers Opening Day roster in 2020. He made his major league debut on July 24, 2020 against the Colorado Rockies. Taveras hit his first career home run on August 29th, 2020 while playing against the Los Angeles Dodgers. He finished the 2020 season hitting .227/.308/.395/.703 with 4 home runs, 6 RBI, and 8 stolen bases over 33 games.