Following a stellar performance during spring training that saw Taylor Ward break out offensively with a .400 batting average, 3 HR, 7 RBI and 5 walks in only 25 at-bats, he was optioned to Triple-A Salt Lake/Alternative Site to start the 2021 regular season. Due to injuries, the release of Albert Pujols and a much needed shot of adrenaline in the starting lineup, Ward was recalled to the Halos on May 5 on a full-time basis. It took the 28-year-old three games to record his first hit of the season, but it came in a clutch spot against the Los Angeles Dodgers on May 7 during a four-run second inning that saw the Angels take the lead for good and go on to win the first game of a three-game series by the final of 9-2.
2021 Angels Player Review: Taylor Ward
