
Graduated from St. Johns Country Day School in Orange Park, Florida, and was high school teammates with Connor Moore…ranked the No. 14 outfielder and No. 61 nationally by Perfect Game…rated No. 83 among 2022 MLB Draft prospects by MLB.com and The Athletic…All-State selection as a junior and senior…hit .459 with seven home runs, 30 RBI and 16 stolen bases his senior year at SJCDS…St. Johns finished runner-up at the National High School Invitational and reached the third round of the FHSAA 2A playoffs…also played basketball in high school…parents are Dwayne and Joan Taylor…sister Alexis…dad played basketball at Mercer…majoring in finance…born on October 11, 2002.