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Mar 24, 2023 · March 24, 2023. JUPITER, Fla. -- The first indication that Jordan Walker might be different -- in terms of a brimming confidence, an advanced maturity and a high baseball IQ -- came during a low-profile meeting between the Cardinals and the then-17-year-old prodigy in December 2019. Walker, a somewhat gawky teen at the time with his long limbs ...
Walker already had an upward trajectory, having posted a 1.555 OPS in 16 games at Decatur (Georgia) High School, before the pandemic canceled his 2020 senior season. The Cards swooped to take him 21st overall that summer and signed him away from Duke with a $2.9 million bonus. The right-handed slugger quickly established himself as one of the game’s top corner-infield prospects in his first ...
Oct 21, 2021 · The first pitch Jordan Walker saw as a pro was a hanging curveball that he catapulted over a distant wall that has stymied big leaguers at Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter, Fla.
May 23, 2023 · Jordan Walker has been under a microscope since he broke camp with the Cardinals to start the season. The low point that followed his historic hitting streak -- being sent down to Triple-A to, among other things, work on his ground-ball rate -- came with struggles that are hard for anyone to balance, let alone a 21-year-old. So what has MLB’s ...
Cardinals rookie outfielder Jordan Walker will seek to continue his hitting streak. He enters the day having hit in 15 consecutive games, the longest active hitting streak in Major League Baseball.
Apr 28, 2023 · Twenty-three days after mashing his first big league homer, Jordan Walker has finally connected for his first jack in Triple-A. After swatting three big flies and posting a .792 OPS in the spring, the No. 2 overall prospect in baseball per MLB Pipeline earned himself a spot on the Cardinals'
Mar 30, 2023 · The Cardinals are taking a big swing for the 2023 season with 20-year-old top prospect Jordan Walker making the Opening Day roster.
