Ryan Walker (baseball)

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32+1⁄3innings 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+1⁄3 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+1⁄3 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.

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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. ↑ "Giants promote catching prospect Patrick Bailey, send Joey Bart to IL". sfchronicle.com. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
Ryan Walker
San Francisco Giants – No. 74
Pitcher
Born: (1995-11-26) November 26, 1995 (age 28)
Arlington, Washington, US
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
May 21, 2023, for the San Francisco Giants
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