Michael Robert Tauchman (born December 3, 1990) is an American professional baseball outfielder in the Chicago Cubs organization. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Colorado Rockies, New York Yankees, and San Francisco Giants, and in the KBO League for the Hanwha Eagles. In his senior year of college in 2013 at Bradley University he batted .425, leading all NCAA Division I baseball players. The Rockies selected Tauchman in the 10th round of the 2013 MLB draft. He made his MLB debut in 2017. Early life Tauchman attended William Fremd High School in Palatine, Illinois, where he played baseball, and was also the quarterback and safety for the football team. In baseball, he batted .490 and was named Mid-Suburban League West Player of the Year as a senior. In football, he led a second-half comeback against future NFL quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo in a game during his senior year. He attended Bradley University, majored in business management & administration, and played college baseball for the Bradley Braves. In 2013, his senior year, Tauchman batted .425 (leading all NCAA Division I)/.513 (leading the Missouri Valley Conference)/.591(1st) with 52 runs (2nd), 15 doubles (6th), 5 triples (3rd), 2 home runs, 41 RBIs (8th), 10 HBP (4th), and 28 stolen bases (2nd) in 30 attempts. He won the 2013 MVC Baseball Player of the Year Award, was a Rawlings/American Baseball Coaches Association First Team All-American, First Team All-MVC, and named to the MVC All-Defensive Team. Professional career Colorado Rockies The Colorado Rockies selected Tauchman in the 10th round of the 2013 MLB draft. In 2013 he played for the Short-Season Tri-City Dust Devils and batted .297/.388/.377 with 38 runs (5th in the league), 3 triples (4th), 33 walks (7th), and 20 stolen bases (3rd) in 236 at bats, and was named a Northwest League Mid-Season All-Star. In 2014 he played for Tri-City and then for the High-A California League Modesto Nuts, batting a combined .293/.384/.437 with 4 home runs, 22 RBIs and 15 stolen bases in 222 at bats. In 2015 Tauchman played for the Double-A New Britain Rock Cats, batted .294 (4th in the league)/.355/.381 with 62 runs (10th), 6 triples (3rd), 3 home runs, 43 RBIs, 47 walks (7th), and 25 stolen bases (5th) in 507 at bats, and was named an Eastern League Post-Season All-Star. In 2016 he played for the Triple-A Albuquerque Isotopes, batting .286/.342/.373 with one