on august 20, taylor hit the second-longest home run of the 2015 mlb season, crushing a pitch from colorado rockies starter yohan flande 493 feet into the stands at coors field. taylor suffered a right knee injury on august 27 after slamming into the wall while attempting to run down a line drive off the bat of melvin upton, jr., but he was healthy enough to make a pinch-hitting appearance in the tenth inning against the atlanta braves on september 4. he hit a three-run home run for a walk-off victory over the visiting braves.