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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Cardinals
outfielder Jordan Walker left the team's split-squad game
against the Nationals with left knee pain on Tuesday.
Walker departed from the game in the third inning. The team said
he will undergo further evaluation.
The 22-year-old Walker, a former first-round pick, has long been
considered one of the Cardinals' most talented prospects. But
after hitting .276 with 16 homers and 51 RBIs in 117 games as a
rookie, Walker substantially regressed last year, hitting just
.202 with five homers and 20 RBIs in 51 games with the
big-league club.
He wound up playing 85 games for Triple-A Memphis, hitting .263
with nine homers and 37 RBIs.
The Cardinals, who have missed the playoffs the past two season,
are counting on players such as Walker to have bounceback years
after doing little to augment the roster in the offseason.
Walker's competing for a job alongside Lars Nootbaar and Michael
Siani in an outfield that also includes Michael Helman, who was
recently acquired from the Twins.
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