White Sox Rookie Grant Taylor on MLB Debut, Triple-Digit Heat, and White Sox Future

The White Sox Podcast w/ Chuck Garfien

Chicago Sports Network

Sports, Sports:baseball, Baseball

4.4 • 612 Ratings

🗓️ 20 June 2025

⏱️ 16 minutes

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White Sox rookie pitcher Grant Taylor joins Chuck Garfien on this episode of The White Sox Podcast. Taylor shares what it felt like to make his MLB debut, the moment he first hit 100 mph on the radar gun, and the adjustment from starting pitcher to reliever. He talks about learning from big-league hitters, pitching with adrenaline, and why he believes in the White Sox rebuild. Plus, insight on fellow prospects like Noah Schultz and Shane Murphy, as well as his friendship with Pirates star pitcher, Paul Skenes.

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0:52.7	Okay, on the podcast today, we have a conversation with White Sox rookie pitcher Grant Taylor.
0:58.6	He is here.
1:00.1	He's going to be a starter in the future.
1:02.3	That's probably in his future, but for now, he's coming out of the bullpen and he's throwing
1:07.1	triple digits on the podcast.
1:10.1	We talk about the first time he ever threw 100 miles
1:13.6	per hour in the game, converting from a starter to a reliever, the future of the White Sox, what he
1:20.0	sees coming for this team. And we talk about some of his teammates in AA, like Noah Schultz,
1:26.2	who's now moved on to AAA, his relationship with Paul Skeen's and a whole lot more.
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