Jameson Taillon

Jameson Lee Taillon (born November 18, 1991) is a Canadian American professional baseball pitcher in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization of baseball's National League in the United States. Taillon was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates as the second overall pick in the 2010 Major League Baseball Draft.

Fangraphs called Taillon the best high school pitching prospect since Josh Beckett.Baseball America compared him to pitchers like Stephen Strasburg.

As he was born in Florida and his parents were born in Canada, Taillon is a dual citizen of the United States and Canada.

High school

Taillon attended The Woodlands High School in Texas. He caught the attention of Pirates scouts with a 22–6 high school career record. He was 8–1 his senior year and threw a 19-strikeout no-hitter against rival Conroe High School on March 23, 2010.

Professional career

Taillon signed a National Letter of Intent with Rice University in November 2009 posing a challenge to the Pirates in their effort to sign him. However, hours before the signing deadline, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported that Taillon had indeed signed with the Pirates. Baseball America's Jim Callis reported that Taillon's deal included a $6.5 million signing bonus, the 2nd highest in draft history.

Taillon

Taillon is a provincial electoral district in the Montérégie region of Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. It comprises part of the borough of Le Vieux-Longueuil of the city of Longueuil.

It was created for the 1966 election from Verchères and Chambly electoral districts.

It was named after former Quebec Premier Louis-Olivier Taillon who was in power for four days in 1886 and from 1892 to 1896.

In the 1995 Quebec referendum it voted 61% for Quebec to separate.

Members of the Legislative Assembly / National Assembly

This riding has elected the following Members of the National Assembly:

Election results

* Increase is from UFP

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Neighbouring electoral districts

Coordinates: 45°33′18″N 73°27′25″W / 45.555°N 73.457°W / 45.555; -73.457