Tayler Saucedo

BIOGRAPHY

Tayler Saucedo was born June 18, 1993, in Honolulu, Hawaii. He is a pitcher in the MLB.

Saucedo made his professional debut with the Bluefield Blue Jays, and also played for the Low-A Vancouver Canadians, posting a 4-2 record and 2.48 ERA in 13 games.

He spent the 2016 season in Single-A with the Lansing Lugnuts, pitching to an 8-11 record and 5.91 ERA with 71 strikeouts in 120.1 innings of work. In 2017, Saucedo split the season between the High-A Dunedin Blue Jays and Lansing, recording a 5-3 record and 4.48 ERA in 33 appearances. In 2018, Saucedo split the year between the Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats and Dunedin, logging a 10-9 record and 4.21 ERA in 26 games between the two teams. In 2019, he split the year between the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons and New Hampshire, posting an 8-2 record and 3.61 ERA with 69 strikeouts in 82.1 innings pitched.

Saucedo did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. He was assigned to Triple-A Buffalo to begin the 2021 season and pitched to a 2–1 record and 2.20 ERA in 10 appearances for the team.

On June 12, 2021, Saucedo was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the majors for the first time. Saucedo made his MLB debut on June 17, pitching a scoreless inning of relief against the New York Yankees. In his debut, he also notched his first career strikeout, punching out Yankees outfielder Miguel Andújar.

On January 31, 2023, Saucedo was claimed off waivers by the Seattle Mariners. Saucedo was optioned to the Triple-A Tacoma Rainiers to begin the 2023 season.