Houston Holds 'GG' First baseman for 3 consecutive years...3-YEAR $60 MILLION AGREEMENT WITH WALKER
Houston Holds 'GG' First baseman for 3 consecutive years...3-YEAR $60 MILLION AGREEMENT WITH WALKER
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The Associated Press said on the 21st (Korea Standard Time) that infielder Christian Walker (33) signed an agreement with the Houston Astros of the U.S. Major League Baseball (MLB) for a three-year total of $60 million (about 86.7 billion won) and left only medical tests.스포츠토토
Walker made his big league debut by joining the Baltimore Orioles in 2014. However, he failed to show remarkable performance and expand his presence.
After going through three waivers in 2017, his team changed from Baltimore to the Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds, and Arizona Diamondbacks. Walker began stretching after joining Arizona. In particular, he got the opportunity in earnest after Arizona traded first baseman Paul Goldschmidt to the St. Louis Cardinals in December 2018.
Walker, who has been the main first baseman since 2019, played in 152 games with a batting average of 0.259 (137 hits in 529 at-bats) with 29 homers, 73 RBIs and 86 runs scored. Although his batting average was not high, he boasted slugging capability and RBI production capability.
Walker, who has been on the starting lineup, contributed to Arizona's advance to the World Series last year by playing 157 games with a batting average of 0.258 (150 hits in 582 times at bat), 33 homers, 103 RBIs and 86 runs. He finished second. He had a batting average of 0.251 (120 hits in 479 times at bat) and 26 homers, 84 RBIs, and 72 runs scored in 130 games this year.
Walker's overall performance in the big leagues is .250 with 832 games in 10 seasons, 720 hits, 147 home runs, 443 RBIs, 427 runs, a slugging percentage of 0.463, and an on-base percentage of 0.330.
Walker also won the Gold Glove in the National League category for the third consecutive year from 2022 to this year. He displayed strong defense, which was given to the player who displayed the best defense in each position one after another.
MLB.COM, the official website of Major League Baseball, said on the 21st, "The 33-year-old Walker has established himself as one of the best first basemen in the league with outstanding batting productivity and excellent defense in the last three seasons. Since the beginning of 2022, he has ranked fifth among first basemen with 11.4 in WAR (contribution to victory over substitute players) and played 1880 at-bats, recording 95 home runs and 281 RBIs."
MLB.COM said, "If I hadn't missed the game for more than a month due to my left groin injury, I would have hit 30 home runs for three consecutive seasons. Walker will benefit from the Crawford Box (left fence) at Minute Maid Park (Houston's home stadium)." Minute Maid Park is a short distance from the left fence to the home.