Christian Walker #53

Married to Amanda…the couple met as freshmen at Kennedy Kendrick Catholic (Pa.) High School in 2006...Born and raised in Norristown, Pa….other Norristown natives include Hall of Famers Tommy Lasorda (baseball), Mike Piazza (baseball) and Geno Auriemma (college basketball)...His 28 career hits in the College World Series are tied with Dustin Ackley for the most all-time…was named to the CWS All-Tournament Team in three straight seasons (2010-12)...Was a member of the University of South Carolina Baseball team that won two national titles (2010-11) and was the national runner-up in 2012.

2021

Played in 115 games due to a pair of stints on the injured list and hit .244 (98-for-401) with 23 doubles, 1 triple, 10 home runs and 46 RBI... Posted a career-high .993 fielding pct. (6 E in 816 TC)... Had a .768 OPS in the second half (.620 mark before the All-Star break)... On the 10-day injured list twice with right oblique issues: April 12-May 2 (strained right oblique) and May 12-28 (right oblique soreness)... Matched his career-high with four hits Aug. 27 @ Phillies and Sept. 30 @ Giants (fourth time).

2020

Hit .271 (59-for-218) with 18 doubles, 1 triple, 7 home runs and 34 RBI in 57 games with Arizona...Ranked third in the NL in doubles...Led the team with 83 hard hit balls (95+ mph) and ranked eighth overall in the Majors…also led the team with a 48.5 hard-hit pct., 90.4 average exit velocity and a 417-foot average per home run...Hit .313 (21-for-67) off breaking balls, compared to .259 in 2019...Had an RBI in a career-high 5 straight games from Aug. 24-29 (10 RBI total)...Made 14 starts as designated hitter in 2020 and batted .373 (22-for-59)...Was the first-ever D-backs designated hitter on an Opening Day.

2019

Hit .259 (137-for-529) with 26 doubles, 29 home runs and 73 RBI in a D-backs' rookie-record 152 games in his first full season in the Major Leagues …also set a club rookie record with 86 runs scored...Among NL first basemen, ranked sixth in slugging pct. (.475) and OPS (.822), tied for sixth in home runs (27) and ninth in RBI (68) [stats as 1B only]...Ranked among NL rookies in home runs (2nd), RBI (2nd), total bases (2nd, 252), runs scored (T-2nd), slugging pct. (3rd, .476), OPS (3rd, .825), average (4th), doubles (4th) and hits (5th)...Finished second among D-backs rookies all-time in home runs, RBI, slugging pct., OPS and total bases, third in on-base pct., tied for third in hits and tied for fifth in doubles [min. 350 PA].

2018

Hit .163 (8-for-49) with 2 doubles, 3 home runs and 6 RBI in 37 games over 5 stints in his second season with the D-backs...Hit 2 pinch-hit home runs (both off Clayton Kershaw/LAD)...Suffered a facial fracture on Sept. 24 vs. Dodgers and was placed on the 60-day disabled list on Sept. 29...Batted .299 (97-for-324) with 25 doubles, 18 home runs and 71 RBI in 84 games with Triple-A Reno... Named Pacific Coast League Player of the Week for July 9-15.

2017

Hit .250 (3-for-12) in 11 appearances in his first season with the D-backs...Named Pacific Coast League Most Valuable Player after batting .309 with 34 doubles, 32 home runs and 114 RBI in 133 games with the Aces...He was named a PCL mid- and postseason All-Star, and ranked among the Minor League leaders in RBI (1st), extra-base hits (1st, 75) and home runs (T-2nd), while he led the PCL in runs (104) and total bases (307). POSTSEASON: Played in 2 NLDS games vs. Dodgers as a pinch-hitter.

2016

Led Class AAA Gwinnett with 18 HR, 64 RBI, 131 games and 64 runs scored...played left field and first base for the Tides, while also serving as the designated hitter...hit .312 as the DH or the first baseman....was International League Player of the Week for 8/15-8/21 (.333, 4 2b, 3hr, 7rbi)...hit 14 of his 18 HR off righthanded pitchers.

2015

Enters 2016 as a top Orioles prospect, according to Baseball America (No. 14), Baseball Prospectus (No. 10), and MLB.com (No. 13) • Tied for second in the International League in games played (138), led the league in at-bats (534), tied for third in doubles (33) and extra-base hits (52), and was fourth in total bases (226) • Led the Tides in home runs (18), RBI (74), and runs scored (68) • Named IL Player of the Week for the period of 7/20-26 after batting .414 (12-for-29) with four doubles, three home runs, 10 RBI, and nine runs scored over seven games • Slugged two solo home runs on 9/3 vs. Gwinnett, his lone multi-home run game of the season • Batted .306 (45-for-147) against left-handers while playing with Triple-A Norfolk • Hit .337 (33-for-98) in 25 June games with the Tides • Collected 13 extra-base hits and 21 RBI in 26 July games with Norfolk • Made his first stint of the season with the Orioles on 7/8 at Minnesota and went 1-for-2 with a walk (started at DH and batted fifth in the lineup) • Was called up for his second stint with Baltimore on 9/15 and appeared in six games for the Orioles following his second call-up of the season

2014

Named the Brooks Robinson Minor League Player of the Year...Hit a combined .288/.357/.489 with 53 extra-base hits, 96 RBI and 73 runs scored in 139 total games with Double-A Bowie (.301/.367/.516 in 95 games) and Triple-A Norfolk (.259/.335/.428 in 44 games)...Had his contract selected from Triple-A Norfolk, September 17 and made his ML debut that night, collecting 1st big league hit, a double off of J.A. Happ, in the 7th inning...Hit first ML HR, September 20 vs. BOS, a 4th inning solo shot (Rubby De La Rosa)...Led all Orioles minor leaguers in home runs (26) and RBI (96)...Named the first baseman for the Eastern League Season Ending All-Star Team, finishing the season among the EL leaders despite being promoted to Triple-A in July, ranking 2nd in RBI (77), 3rd in slugging (.516) and 6th in average (.301)...Also was Named EL Player of the Week twice: weeks ending April 20 and May 18...Rated by Baseball America as the Orioles #3 prospect following the season, as the Best Power Hitter in the Orioles system, and as the Best Defensive First Baseman in the Eastern League...Selected by Baseball America to the Second Team All-Star Team and Double-A All-Star Team following the season.

2013

Named Organizational Player of the Month for April, as he hit .360 (31-for-86) with three home runs and 16 RBI...Selected to the MLB All-Star Futures Game...Named Carolina League Player of the Week for week of July 1-8.

2012

Batted .284 with two home runs and nine RBI in 22 games...Was named the New York-Penn League Offensive Player of the Week for July 16-23.