Taijuan Walker is one of the most popular and richest Baseball Player who was born on August 13, 1992 in Shreveport, Louisiana, United States. Famous for his fastball that is explosive and his hammer curveball. He played his MLB debut with Seattle Mariners in 2013. Seattle Mariners in 2013.
He was a first baseman along with He joined first baseman Justin Smoak on the Mariners in 2013. on the Mariners in 2013.
Walker was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the first round, 43rd overall, 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 4th 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.
After he pitched to a 5–3 win–loss record and a 3.61 ERA with 64 strikeouts in 57 ⁄3 innings pitched for the Tacoma Rainiers of the Triple-A Pacific Coast League, the Mariners promoted Walker on August 30, 2013. Walker pitched 5 innings against the Houston Astros, and yielded just 2 hits and struck out 2. Walker was called up when rosters expanded in September 2013. He started 3 games, finishing the season with a 3.60 ERA in 15 innings. On September 24, 2014, Walker pitched his first MLB complete game, allowing only a single run in a 1–0 loss against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre.
His birthplace was Shreveport, Louisiana.
