Taylor Kohlwey
Taylor Kohlwey (born July 20, 1994) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2023. Amateur career
Kohlwey attended Holmen High School in Holmen, Wisconsin, and played college baseball at the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse. As a senior at UW-La Crosse in 2016, he batted .485 with nine home runs, 57 RBIs, 22 doubles, and 76 runs scored over 49 starts. Following his senior season, he was selected by the San Diego Padres in the 21st round of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft. Professional career
Kohlwey split his first professional season between the Tri-City Dust Devils, Fort Wayne TinCaps, and Lake Elsinore Storm, and returned to Lake Elsinore for the 2017 season. He played the 2018 season with Lake Elsinore and the San Antonio Missions, and split the 2019 season between Lake Elsinore, the Amarillo Sod Poodles, and the El Paso Chihuahuas. He played the 2021 season with both San Antonio and El Paso. He returned to El Paso for the 2022 season. Over 128 games, he compiled a .297/.389/.443 slash line with 11 home runs, 82 RBIs, and 32 doubles. Kohlwey began the 2023 season back in El Paso, where he played in 78 games and hit .261/.377/.437 with 9 home runs, 49 RBI, and 10 stolen bases. On July 18, 2023, Kohlwey was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time. References

External links

Wisconsin-La Crosse Eagles bio

1994 births
Living people
People from La Crosse County, Wisconsin
Baseball players from Wisconsin
Major League Baseball outfielders
San Diego Padres players
Wisconsin–La Crosse Eagles baseball players
Wisconsin Woodchucks players
La Crosse Loggers players
Tri-City Dust Devils players
Fort Wayne TinCaps players
Lake Elsinore Storm players
San Antonio Missions players
Amarillo Sod Poodles players
El Paso Chihuahuas players
Canberra Cavalry players
Tigres del Licey players
American expatriate baseball players in Australia
American expatriate baseball players in the Dominican Republic