Ryan Walker (baseball)

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32+13innings pitched. [5]

He spent the entire 2019 season with the Single-A Augusta GreenJackets. He pitched in 37 games (8th in the South Atlantic League) and logging a 3.36 ERA with 61 strikeouts and seven saves in 59 innings of work. [6] Walker did not play in a game in 2020, due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. [7]

Walker returned to action in 2021, playing for the High-A Eugene Emeralds and Double-A Richmond Flying Squirrels. In 39 appearances, he posted a 3.65 ERA with 66 strikeouts in 49+13 innings pitched. [8]

In 2022, Walker split the season between Richmond and the Triple-A Sacramento River Cats. In 50 combined appearances, Walker registered a 7–3 record and 3.74 ERA with 65 strikeouts and two saves in 53 innings pitched. [9] He used a unique deceptive crossfire delivery, starting on the first base side of the pitching rubber and then stepping towards the third-base line and throwing across his body with a low three-quarters release, throwing a 94 mph sinker and an 82 mph slider. [10]

Walker returned to Sacramento to begin the 2023 season, where he made 15 appearances and recorded an excellent 0.89 ERA with 23 strikeouts and one save in 20+13 innings pitched. On May 19, 2023, he was selected by the Giants to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time. [11] On May 21, 2023, Walker made his first major league appearance and earned his first major league victory, against the Miami Marlins.

References

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  2. Staff, Herald (June 6, 2018). "WSU, Arlington alumnus drafted by MLB's Giants". HeraldNet.com.
  3. "2016 Pac-12 Conference Pitching Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com.
  4. "Giants sign 32 players from 2018 MLB Draft". mlb.com. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
  5. "Ryan Walker Amateur, College and Minor Leagues Statistics". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
  6. "Ryan Walker Stats & Scouting Report". baseballamerica.com. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
  7. "2020 Minor League Baseball season cancelled". mlb.com. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
  8. "Ryan Walker, Arlington's Super Baseball Player". cbssports.com. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
  9. "Why SF Giants prospect Ryan Walker could make an MLB impact in 2023". si.com. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
  10. Regodon, Wrenzie (February 2, 2023). "Why SF Giants prospect Ryan Walker could make an impact in 2023". Sports Illustrated San Francisco Giants News, Analysis and More.
  11. Shea, John (May 19, 2023). "Giants promote catching prospect Patrick Bailey, send Joey Bart to IL". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
Ryan Walker
San Francisco Giants – No. 74
Pitcher
Born: (1995-11-26) November 26, 1995 (age 29)
Arlington, Washington, US
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
May 21, 2023, for the San Francisco Giants