on august 10, taylor was called up by the nationals when steven souza was placed on the 15-day disabled list. on august 12, he made his major league debut against the new york mets in citi field, where he collected his first major league hit, a single off pitcher rafael montero. he also hit his first major league home run, a two-run homer against pitcher carlos torres, that night. taylor was optioned back to the aaa syracuse chiefs on august 23, after the nationals selected veteran nate schierholtz's contract. he was again recalled after rosters expanded in september and was in center field on september 28, in the final game of the 2014 regular season, when jordan zimmermann completed the first no-hitter in nationals history.