Aaron Wade Taylor (born August 20, 1977), nicknamed Big Country, is a former

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for the

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. Taylor was drafted by the

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in the 11th round of the 1996 Major League Baseball draft and was drafted in the Rule 5 draft by the Seattle Mariners. He made his debut for the Mariners on September 9, , but gave up 4

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s in only 1 inning. He made his final appearance on October 2, . On December 20, 2004, Taylor was traded to the

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for Sean Green, but he never pitched a game for the Rockies. In 2006, he played 3 games for the independent

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of the

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1977 births Living people Baseball players from Georgia (U.S. state) Cardenales de Lara players American expatriate baseball players in Venezuela Chico Outlaws players Danville Braves players Everett AquaSox players Gulf Coast Braves players Inland Empire 66ers of San Bernardino players Macon Braves players Major League Baseball pitchers People from Valdosta, Georgia San Antonio Missions players Seattle Mariners players Tacoma Rainiers players Wisconsin Timber Rattlers players
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