taylor rejoined the major league team after a little more than a month with the chiefs, where he posted a meager .205 batting average over 31 games, being recalled august 29. he found himself once again relegated to a bench role, with rookie trea turner taking over in center field for the ineffectual revere. he finished out the season batting .231./278/.376 with a .654 on-base plus slugging percentage, seven home runs, and 16 stolen bases in 221 at bats in 76 major league games, and he was among the players named to the nationals' playoff roster in the 2016 national league division series, where he received two at-bats and struck out in both appearances.