Behind the Scenes: Samad Taylor

Area Code Baseball gives you a behind-the-scenes look at Samad Taylor, a middle infielder from Corona, Calif., who impressed at the Area Code Games in August in Long Beach, Calif.

NAME Samad Taylor

POSITION Shortstop

HIGH SCHOOL Corona High School

HOMETOWN Corona, California

INSTAGRAM @Lavish.nova

TWITTER @Tknova_

FAVORITE THING ABOUT BASEBALL Playing with the best of the best and challenging myself to get better each and every day

IN THE NEXT 6 MONTHS, WHAT IS ONE ASPECT OF YOUR GAME YOU WANT TO IMPROVE ON My entire game because you can never get too good at something

FAVORITE PLAYER Jose Reyes

PRE-GAME RITUAL Listen to Jumpman by Drake and Future or anything by Young Thug

FAVORITE BASEBALL MEMORY Area Code Games 2015

FAVORITE MUSIC ARTIST Drakeo The Ruler

TELL US SOMETHING THAT NOT MANY PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT YOU I love crawfish!

IF YOU WEREN’T A BASEBALL PLAYER WHAT WOULD YOU BE DOING Graphic Design

WORDS TO LIVE BY Don’t settle to just be OK, settle to be great

IF YOU COULD HAVE DINNER WITH ANY THREE PEOPLE (ALIVE OR DEAD) WHO WOULD IT BE? Kevin Gates, Lil Snupe, and Chief Keef

WHAT ARE SOME GOALS YOU HAVE SET FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL SEASON Win a league title and make first team all league

WHAT ARE YOU CURRENTLY DOING TO PREPARE YOU FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL SEASON Working out a lot!