Taijuan Emmanuel Walker is an American professional baseball pitcher, he was born on 13 August 1992. He plays for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the Seattle Mariners, Arizona Diamondbacks, and Toronto Blue Jays. Today we will discuss about Taijuan Walker: Net Worth| Dates Joined| Velocity| Mets.
Taijuan Walker: Net Worth| Dates Joined| Velocity| Mets…
He was born in Shreveport, Louisiana, Walker’s original love was basketball, until he began playing baseball at the age of 11. Walker attended Yucaipa High School in Yucaipa, California, where he was a pitcher and shortstop, as well as a two-sport athlete. At Yucaipa, Walker was teammates with Matt Davidson, a third baseman in the Los Angeles Dodgers organization. Yucaipa is also the alma mater of former major leaguers Corky Miller and Mark Teahen.
| Taijuan Walker | |||
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| New York Mets – No. 99 | |||
| Starting pitcher | |||
| Born: August 13, 1992 Shreveport, Louisiana |
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| MLB debut | |||
| August 30, 2013, for the Seattle Mariners | |||
| MLB statistics (through July 18, 2021) |
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| Win–loss record | 42–37 | ||
| Earned run average | 3.72 | ||
| Strikeouts | 617 | ||
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Net Worth
Taijuan Walker’s net worth is reported to be more than $4 million as of 2021. He allegedly signed a one-year, $5.025 million deal with the Arizona Diamondbacks, with a $5,025,000 guarantee.
Furthermore, the MLB player earns an average of $5,025,000 a year, while Zack Greinke is the team’s top earner, earning $34,500,000 a year. Taijuan Walker has earned a total of $9,383,986 in his MLB career.
Dates Joined
The Seattle Mariners selected Walker in the first round, with the 43rd overall pick, of the 2010 MLB draft. Walker and the Mariners agreed to a deal that included an $800,000 signing bonus. He made four appearances for the Rookie League AZL Mariners, all in relief, and went 1–1 with a 1.29 earned run average (ERA). Walker was listed as one of the Mariners’ top 10 prospects for the 2011 season, ranked fourth according to Baseball America. Prior to the 2012 season, he was ranked the second best prospect in the Mariners organization and the 20th best overall. Walker was selected to play in the 2012 All-Star Futures Game.
Velocity
His 94.4 MPH average four-seamer velocity is actually the second-highest of his career, with his top fastball velocity coming back in 2016 when he was with the Seattle Mariners clocking out at 94.6 MPH. If you look even deeper into the numbers, though, it actually gets even more promising for Walker.
Mets
The Pittsburgh Pirates swiped three runs during Sunday’s 7-6 loss to the Mets when New York pitcher Taijuan Walker mistakenly batted a fair ball into foul territory. It prompted a wild argument in which Mets manager Luis Rojas was ejected.
