Mitch Walding #10

Mitchell S. Walding…2011 graduate of St. Mary's High School (CA)…Hobbies: Golfing, fishing and hanging out with friends…Signed by: Joey Davis.

2017

Played the majority of the season with Reading (AA)...Selected as an Eastern League midseason All-Star...Finished 3rd in the EL in HR ratio (HR/14.04 AB), 4th in HR (25) & SLG % (.516) and 6th in OPS (.842)... Named Phillies Minor League Hitter of the Month and MiLB.com EL Player of the Month for June...Batted .337 (31-92) with 4 2B, 2 3B, 13 HR and 27 RBI in 25 June games...His 13 HR in June were most among all minor leaguers in the month and tied with LAD's Cody Bellinger for most in affiliated baseball; only Giancarlo Stanton (18 HR in August) had more HR in a calendar month among affiliated players...Selected as Phillies Minor League Player of the Week, 6/26-7/2...Was on the DL, 7/26-8/23, with a concussion; included a rehab assignment with Gulf Coast League Phillies (R)...Finished the season with an active 10-game hit streak... Played for Los Mochis in the Mexican Pacific Winter League.