Steele Walker
Steele Walker | |
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Free agent | |
Outfielder | |
Born: Mount Pleasant, Texas, U.S. | July 30, 1996|
Bats: Left Throws: Left | |
MLB debut | |
June 5, 2022, for the Texas Rangers | |
MLB statistics (through 2022 season) | |
Batting average | .071 |
Home runs | 1 |
Runs batted in | 1 |
Teams | |
Steele Simons Walker (born July 30, 1996) is an American professional baseball outfielder who is currently a free agent. He played college baseball at the University of Oklahoma. He was selected in the second round of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers.
Amateur career
Walker attended
Professional career
Chicago White Sox
Considered one of the top prospects for the
Walker returned to Kannapolis to begin the 2019 season.
Texas Rangers
On December 11, 2019, Walker was traded to the Texas Rangers in for outfielder Nomar Mazara.[18] Walker did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the Minor League Baseball season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Walker opened the 2021 season with the
On June 5, 2022, Texas selected Walker's contract to the active roster and promoted him to the major leagues for the first time. He made his MLB debut that day versus the Seattle Mariners.[22] On June 7, Walker hit his first career home run as his first major league hit off of Cal Quantrill of the Cleveland Guardians.[23]
In 14 at bats with the Rangers, he hit .071/.188/.286. On August 4, 2022, Walker was designated for assignment.[24]
In the minor leagues to that point, on defense he had played 147 games in center field, 71 games in right field, and 55 games in left field.[1]
San Francisco Giants
On August 7, 2022, Walker was claimed off waivers by the San Francisco Giants.[25] The Giants assigned him to the Triple-A upon acquiring him.[26] Walker was designated for assignment on August 17. He cleared waivers and was sent outright to the Triple-A Sacramento River Cats.[27]
Detroit Tigers
On November 15, 2022, Walker was traded to the Detroit Tigers for cash considerations. He split the 2023 season between the rookie–level Florida Complex League Tigers, High–A West Michigan Whitecaps, and Triple–A Toledo Mud Hens. In 28 total games, he accumulated a .202/.288/.317 batting line with 2 home runs and 14 RBI.[28] On July 10, 2023, Walker was released by the Tigers organization.[29]
References
- ^ Bruce Campbell (July 24, 2015). "Connie Mack Mustangs' Steele Walker, raised a Longhorn, now a Sooner". Enid News & Eagle.
- ^ Tim Johnson (August 8, 2016). "Chucks outfielder chasing historic mark". Wausau Daily Herald.
- ^ Tyler Palmateer. "Steele Walker's flair, talent a good combination for Oklahoma". The Norman Transcript.
- ^ "Steele Walker". pointstreak.com. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
- ^ Ryan Aber (June 4, 2018). "Oklahoma's Steele Walker picked by the Chicago White Sox in the second round". The Oklahoman.
- ^ Tyler Palmateer. "OU baseball: Steele Walker named Golden Spikes Award semifinalist". Pauls Valley Democrat.
- ^ "2018 All-Big 12 Baseball Awards Announced". Big 12 Conference. May 22, 2018. Retrieved June 3, 2018.
- ^ "MLB.com 2018 Prospect Watch". MLB.com.
- ^ "MLB.com draft projection: Oklahoma's Steele Walker a first-round pick". The Oklahoman. April 30, 2018.
- ^ Daryl Van Schouwen (June 4, 2018). "White Sox select Oklahoma outfielder Steele Walker in second round". Chicago Sun-Times.
- ^ Palmateer, Tyler (June 29, 2018). "Former Oklahoma outfielder Steele Walker signs with Chicago White Sox". The Norman Transcript.
- ^ "Steele Walker Stats, Highlights, Bio". MiLB.com. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
- ^ Michael Freer (April 3, 2019). "Intimidators' Man of Steele: Highly touted prospect set to enjoy his time in Kannapolis". Independent Tribune.
- RotoWire.com. April 30, 2019. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
- ^ Brian Stultz (June 14, 2019). "Walker hits for the cycle for Dash". MiLB.com. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
- ^ "Hot Stove roundup: The latest trades". MiLB.com. December 11, 2019. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
- ^ James Fegan (August 7, 2019). "'It's not an act': The dichotomy of White Sox prospect Steele Walker". The Athletic. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
- ^ "Rangers trade OF Nomar Mazara to White Sox for prospect". ESPN.com. December 11, 2019. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
- ^ Kennedi Landry (April 30, 2021). "Where will Rangers' top prospects begin '21?". MLB.com. Retrieved May 8, 2021.
- ^ "Steele Walker player page". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
- ^ "Preliminary 2022 Round Rock Express Roster Announced". MiLB.com. March 31, 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
- ^ "Rangers select contract of outfielder Steele Walker from Round Rock, option INF Andy Ibáñez to Round Rock". MLB.com. June 5, 2022. Retrieved 2022-06-05.
- ^ "Steele Walker's 1st career homer | 06/07/2022". MLB.com.
- ^ Franco, Anthony (August 4, 2022). "Rangers Designate Steven Duggar, Steele Walker For Assignment". MLB Trade Rumors.
- ^ "Giants Claim Steele Walker From Rangers". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved 2022-08-07.
- ^ https://theprospecttimes.com/steele-walker-texas-ranger/
- ^ "Outrights: Demeritte, Walker". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved 2023-06-03.
- ^ "Steele Walker - Stats - Batting". fangraphs.com. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
- ^ "Tigers' Steele Walker: Cut loose by Tigers". CBS.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
- Oklahoma Sooners bio