Chris Taylor retires: Longtime Dodgers standout steps away after 12 MLB seasons
Former Los Angeles Dodgers utility player Chris Taylor is retiring after a 12-year MLB career.
Chris Taylor is retiring from MLB after a 12-year career. His retirement was revealed via the MiLB transactions page . Taylor had been playing for the Los Angeles Angels ' Triple-A affiliate.
Taylor spent the majority of his career as a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers , with whom he won two World Series titles. He helped lead the Dodgers to their first World Series championship in over 30 years, defeating the Tampa Bay Rays in a six-game series back in 2020. He won the second title of his career with the Dodgers winning a five-game series against the New York Yankees in 2024.
Among his career accolades, which include an All-Star nod in 2021, Taylor was named the co-National League Championship Series MVP, along with teammate Justin Turner, in 2017 after Los Angeles beat the Chicago Cubs. Taylor had a 1. 221 OPS, three runs batted in and two home runs during that series, which sent the Dodgers to the Fall Classic for the first time in 29 years.
Chris Taylor: 10 years with the Dodgers, 2017 NLCS MVP, 2021 All-Star, 2x World Champ ā an impactful career. https://t. co/O57vUpHxE7 ā Dodger Insider (@DodgerInsider) May 23, 2026 He started his career as a member of the Seattle Mariners after he was drafted in the fifth round of the 2012 draft out of the University of Virginia.