Steele Walker

Steele Walker
Chicago White Sox
Outfielder
Born: (1996-07-30) July 30, 1996
Prosper, Texas
Bats: Left Throws: Right

Steele Simons Walker (born July 30, 1996) is an American professional baseball outfielder in the Chicago White Sox organization.

Career

Walker attended Prosper High School in Prosper, Texas and played college baseball at the University of Oklahoma for the Oklahoma Sooners.[1]

As a freshman at Oklahoma in 2016, Walker played in 57 games, hitting .290/.352/.414 with three home runs and 32 runs batted in (RBI) over 2010 at bats. After the season, he played for the Wisconsin Woodchucks of the Northwoods League.[2] As a sophomore in 2017, he started 59 games, batting .333/.413/.541 with eight home runs and 51 RBI. After the season he played for the United States collegiate national team and for the Brewster Whitecaps of the Cape Cod League.[3]

As a junior in 2018, Walker was as a semi-finalist for the Golden Spikes Award.[4] He was named to the All-Big 12 First Team.[5] He finished his junior year with .352 batting average with 13 home runs and 53 RBIs.[6] Considered one of the top prospects for the 2018 Major League Baseball draft,[7][8] he was selected 46th overall by the Chicago White Sox.[9] He signed with the White Sox for $2 million,[10] and made his professional debut with the AZL White Sox. He was promoted to the Great Falls Voyagers and the Kannapolis Intimidators during the season. In 44 games between the three clubs, Walker hit .209 with five home runs and 21 RBIs.[11]

References

  1. ↑ Bruce Campbell, Staff Writer. "Connie Mack Mustangs' Steele Walker, raised a Longhorn, now a Sooner".
  2. ↑ "Chucks outfielder chasing historic mark".
  3. ↑ Tyler Palmateer - CNHI Sports Oklahoma. "Steele Walker's flair, talent a good combination for Oklahoma".
  4. ↑ Tyler Palmateer - Transcript Sports Writer. "OU baseball: Steele Walker named Golden Spikes Award semifinalist".
  5. ↑ "2018 All-Big 12 Baseball Awards Announced". Big 12 Conference. Retrieved June 3, 2018.
  6. ↑ https://newsok.com/article/5596986/steele-walker-oklahomas-junior-outfielder-is-the-second-sooners-player-taken-in-mondays-first-two-rounds
  7. ↑ "MLB.com 2018 Prospect Watch". Major League Baseball.
  8. ↑ "MLB.com draft projection: Oklahoma's Steele Walker a first-round pick". 30 April 2018.
  9. ↑ https://chicago.suntimes.com/sports/white-sox-select-oklahoma-outfielder-steele-walker-in-second-round/
  10. ↑ http://www.normantranscript.com/oklahoma/former-oklahoma-outfielder-steele-walker-signs-with-chicago-white-sox/article_734d0e32-7bd0-11e8-ae23-4f252b122bec.html
  11. ↑ "Steele Walker Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
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