Walker Janek | |
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Houston Astros | |
Catcher | |
Born: Portland, Texas, U.S. | September 24, 2002|
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Walker Payne Janek (born September 24,2002) is an American professional baseball catcher in the Houston Astros organization. Janek was selected as the 28th pick in the first round of the 2024 MLB Draft for the Houston Astros. [1]
Janek grew up in Portland,Texas and attended Gregory-Portland High School. [2] Janek committed to play college baseball at Sam Houston State University. [3]
Janek batted .308 with seven home runs and 33 RBI during his freshman season with the Sam Houston Bearkats. [4] As a sophomore he hit .301 with 17 doubles,13 home runs,and 65 RBI. [5] [6] Janek was named the Most Outstanding Player of the 2023 Western Athletic Conference baseball tournament. [7] After the season,Janek played summer collegiate baseball for the Falmouth Commodores of the Cape Cod Baseball League. [8] [9] In 2024,Janek won the Buster Posey Award. [10] Over 58 games as a junior,he batted .364 with 17 home runs and 58 RBI. [11]
Janek was selected by the Houston Astros in the first round with the 28th overall pick in the 2024 Major League Baseball draft. [12] On July 26,2024,Janek signed with the Astros on a $3.1 million contract. [13] Janek was assigned to the Asheville Tourists of the High-A South Atlantic League to begin his professional career. [14]
The Buster Posey Award,formerly known as the Johnny Bench Award,was created in 2000 to honor college baseball's top catcher in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. The award is administered by the Wichita Sports Commission and presented after the conclusion of the College World Series.
Gregory-Portland High School is a 5A secondary school in Portland,Texas and is a part of the Gregory-Portland Independent School District in southeastern San Patricio County. In addition to Portland,the school also serves the city of Gregory as well as the census-designated place of Tradewinds. The new Gregory-Portland High School was completed in the fall of 2002. The current High School is large enough to be a 6A school,capable of a student capacity of 2,400.
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