Jameson Taillon
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About
Tall and powerful right-handed pitcher who was the second overall pick in the 2010 MLB Draft.
Before Fame
He attended The Woodlands High School, and committed to Rice University before signing with the Pittsburgh Pirates instead.
Trivia
In 2013 he competed for Canada at the World Baseball Classic, where he was the team's youngest member.
Family Life
He was born in Florida, but also earned Canadian citizenship.
Associated With
In 2010, the analytic baseball site Fangraphs named him as the best high school pitching prospect since Josh Beckett.
