Feb 20, 2025; Glendale, AZ, USA; Chicago White Sox pitcher Grant Taylor (81) poses for a photo on media day at the team’s spring training facility in Glendale, AZ. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images

LSU Baseball's Grant Taylor Receives Major League Promotion to Join Chicago White Sox

Originally posted on LSU Tigers on SI | By Zack Nagy | Last updated Jun 11, 2025 7:00 AM ET

BATON ROUGE, La. – Former LSU right-hander Grant Taylor has been promoted to the Chicago White Sox Major League roster, and he has joined the team in Houston for its series versus the Astros.

Taylor, a product of Florence, Ala., is the 89th Major Leaguer in the illustrious history of LSU Baseball. LSU has had at least one former player make his MLB debut in of 31 of the past 35 seasons.

Taylor, who has spent the 2025 season with the Double-A Birmingham Barons, was Chicago’s second-round selection in the 2023 MLB Draft.

He’s ranked No. 6 among White Sox prospects and third among the team’s pitching prospects.

A 1-2-3 inning for Grant Taylor's MLB debut! pic.twitter.com/Flw7wWUfeX
— White Sox on CHSN (@CHSN_WhiteSox) June 11, 2025

Taylor began the 2025 season in the starting rotation for Birmingham, allowing just three earned runs across 17.1 innings, while striking out 19 batters and walking 10.

He moved to the bullpen after six starts, and he’s pitched 9.1 dominant innings with zero runs, one walk and 18 strikeouts.

Taylor, a two-time SEC Academic Honor Roll designee, was a member of the LSU pitching staff in 2022 and 2023, though he had to miss the 2023 season due to injury.

As a true freshman in 2022, Taylor pitched in 17 games (two starts) for the Tigers, recording a 4-1 mark and a 5.81 ERA in 31.0 innings with 21 walks and 39 strikeouts.

Grant Taylor’s fastball velocities in his MLB debut.

101.5
100.8
100.3
99.6
100
100.3
100.9
— Mike (@ChiSoxFanMike) June 11, 2025

He pitched LSU to a series-clinching win over seventh-ranked Florida with his longest outing of the season.

Taylor entered the contest in the fourth inning and completed the game, limiting the Gators to two runs on four hits in 5.1 innings with two walks and a season-high six strikeouts.

Taylor enjoyed an impressive SEC debut with four innings of relief work versus Texas A&M, as he allowed no runs on two hits with one walk and one strikeout.