White Sox's Michael Taylor Retires After 12-Year Career

Michael Taylor announced he will retire from professional baseball following the White Sox's final game of the 2025 season against the Nationals. Despite deciding months ago that this would be his last season, Taylor waited until the final game to confirm his plans and will be in the lineup for that contest. This season, Taylor has struggled at the plate, with a .199/.256/.366 slash line, nine home runs, and eight stolen bases over 321 plate appearances. He has been out of the starting lineup for multiple recent games due to his poor performance, including not starting Saturday and Friday's games against the Nationals and Washington, respectively. The White Sox have rotated other players like Brooks Baldwin, Derek Hill, and Dominic Fletcher in center field while Taylor has been benched. His final game will mark the end of a 12-year major league career.