Christian Walker (baseball)
Christian Dickson Walker (born March 28, 1991) is an American professional baseball first baseman for the Baltimore Orioles of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Career
Walker attended Kennedy-Kenrick Catholic High School in Norristown, Pennsylvania.[1] He was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 49th round of the 2009 Major League Baseball Draft, but did not sign. Walker played college baseball at the University of South Carolina from 2010 to 2012. While there, he helped the Gamecocks win the College World Series in 2010 and 2011. He also helped the team reach the 2012 College World Series, where they lost to the Arizona Wildcats. He finished tied with Dustin Ackley for most career hits in the College World Series.[2] Overall in his career at South Carolina, he played in 206 games and hit 336/.427/.533 with 30 home runs and 137 runs batted in.
Walker was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the fourth round of the 2012 Major League Baseball Draft.[3][4] He made his debut for the Aberdeen IronBirds. He played in 22 games and hit .284/.376/.420 with two home runs. Walker started 2013 with the Delmarva Shorebirds.[5] In May he was promoted to the Frederick Keys.[6] In July he played in the All-Star Futures Game.[7] After the game he was promoted to the Double-A Bowie Baysox. He finished the year playing in 103 games and hit .300/.362/.453 with 11 home runs. Walker started 2014 back with Bowie.[8][9]
On September 17, 2014, Walker was called up to the Orioles from AAA-Norfolk. In his 3rd plate appearance, he hit a double against the Toronto Blue Jays for his first-ever major league hit. On September 20, he had his first multi-hit game, including his first career major league home run, off of Boston Red Sox starter, Rubby De La Rosa.
References
- ↑ "Slugger is drawing lots of attention Kennedy-Kenrick's Christian Walker makes noise with his bat.". Philly.com. Retrieved September 18, 2014.
- ↑ "USC notebook: Walker ties two CWS records in loss to Arizona". GoUpstate.com. Retrieved September 18, 2014.
- ↑ "Christian Walker Drafted By Baltimore Orioles". Retrieved September 18, 2014.
- ↑ "Price, Walker excited to be teammates with O's". Major League Baseball. Retrieved September 18, 2014.
- ↑ "Former South Carolina stars Matt Price, Christian Walker remain teammates as they adjust to minor league baseball". Post and Courier. Retrieved September 18, 2014.
- ↑ "From Delmarva to Frederick, Christian Walker's bat keeps rolling". MASNsports. Retrieved September 18, 2014.
- ↑ "Walker added to Futures Game". Frederick Keys. Retrieved September 18, 2014.
- ↑ "Christian Walker's good start for Bowie and some O's rotation talk". MASNsports. Retrieved September 18, 2014.
- ↑ "Walker realizing his power potential in Bowie". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved September 18, 2014.
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