Taijuan Walker

ABOUT TAIJUAN WALKER

Known for his explosive fastball and hammer curveball, he made his MLB debut for the Seattle Mariners in 2013. He went on to play for the Arizona Diamondbacks , Seattle Mariners , and Toronto Blue Jays . In 2023, he joined the New York Mets .

He attended Yucaipa High School in California.

The Mariners drafted him in the first round in 2010.

He was born in Shreveport, Louisiana and raised by a single mother. He is black and half-Mexican. He has younger siblings.

He joined first baseman Justin Smoak on the Mariners in 2013.