Chris Walker (baseball)

Infobox MLB player


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name=Christopher D. Walker
position=outfielder
team=Los Angeles Angels
number=67
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birthdate=birth date and age|1980|07|03

Christopher Dwayne Walker (born July 3 1980 in Greenwood, Mississippi) is a current outfielder in Minor League Baseball who plays in the Chicago Cubs system. He was drafted in 2002 from Georgia Southern University during his senior year at Georgia Southern University by the Cubs in the 6th round.

College career

During his college career at Georgia Southern University he stole 48 bases in 54 tries. He was the second-leading base stealer in Georgia Southern baseball history. He batted .324 while starting all 64 games in center field for the Southern Conference championship-winning Georgia Southern Eagles in 2002.

Minor league career

He was a three-time all-star. As a Lansing Lugnut in 2004, the Cubs' Low-A affiliate, he batted .282 with three home runs and 41 runs batted in in 123 games and stole 60 bases, setting the club all-time base stealing record and achieving his first all-star team designation. In 2005, while playing for the Daytona Cubs, he led the league with 97 runs scored, 14 triples, 60 stolen bases and 536 at bats. He batted .284 with 60 stolen bases, and was named to the conference's post and mid-season all-star team, along with Carlos Marmol. At the Cubs' AA affiliate, the West Tenn Diamond Jaxx, Walker continued his all-star streak and hit .292 with 50 stolen bases. He led the Southern League in triples (11) and stolen bases (50), and was second in hits (150). He has been described as small but muscular, gifted with blazing speed, steals bases at a high percentage rate, flashes great range at center field, and has evolved into a selective hitter.

After being released from the Cubs during 2008 Spring Training, he signed with the Independent team, the Camden Riversharks. While with the Riversharks, Walker hit .290 with five home runs and 20 RBIs. He also had seven stolen bases on nine attempts. Then Walker's contract was bought by the Los Angeles Angels, and he is playing with their Triple AAA team, the Salt Lake Bees.

References

[ [http://www.riversharks.com/news/?news_id=736 Camden Riversharks - riversharks.com ] ]

External links

*http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?n=Chris%20Walker&pos=OF&sid=milb&t=p_pbp&pid=448692
*http://cubs.scout.com/2/563047.html
*http://www.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20060612&content_id=92619&vkey=news_milb&fext=.jsp
*http://www.riversharks.com/news/?news_id=736