Brien McKeiver Taylor (born December 26, 1971) is a former pitcher in minor league baseball.
He spent seven seasons in the minor leagues, primarily with the New York Yankees organization.
In his career, he had a win–loss record of 22–30, a 5.12 earned run average (ERA), and 425 strikeouts.
Born in Beaufort, North Carolina, Taylor attended East Carteret High School, where his pitching ability caused him to be chosen by the New York Yankees with the first overall selection in the 1991 Major League Baseball Draft.
After two full seasons in the minor leagues, he injured his shoulder in a fight, and was ineffective after returning to baseball.
He retired in 2000, having never played a game above Class AA.
Taylor is one of just three players selected first overall in the MLB draft to never reach the major leagues, the others being Steve Chilcott and Mark Appel.