Taylor Tankersley
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| Florida Marlins — No. 57 | |
| Relief pitcher | |
| Born: March 7, 1983 Vicksburg, Mississippi |
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| Bats: Left | Throws: Left |
| Major League Baseball debut | |
| June 3, 2006 for the Florida Marlins | |
| Selected MLB statistics (through June 1, 2008) |
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| Win-Loss | 8-3 |
| Earned run average | 3.98 |
| Strikeouts | 106 |
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Taylor Mark Tankersley (born March 7, 1983 in Vicksburg, Mississippi) is a left-handed relief pitcher for the Florida Marlins. He is a son of a nuclear physicist.
He began playing baseball at a young age, but also excelled at soccer. When Tankersley began high school, he chose to play baseball exclusively. His senior year at Warren Central High School in Vicksburg, Tankersley went 13-0. He also played first base whenever he was not pitching. Warren Central won the Mississippi 5A Baseball State Championship that year.
After high school, Tankersley continued his baseball career at the University of Alabama. He started and did relief work for the Crimson Tide. After three years throwing for the Tide, Tankersley was a first rounder in the 2004 major league draft. The twenty-seventh pick overall, Taylor was the Marlins' first pick. He made his major league debut on June 3 2006, pitching a scoreless inning in relief.
[edit] External links
- "Tankersley gets call to the majors" (The Vicksburg Post)
- Baseball Reference Career Stats
