Lucie, a car made an illegal turn and smashed into Walker’s car. Lucie Mets to start the 2019 season, but in April 2019, he was involved in a car accident that cost him most of the season. At both levels combined, he posted a 3.27 ERA in 41.1 innings pitched, those innings split almost evenly as a starter and reliever. After a handful of games in the Appalachian League, he was promoted to Brooklyn, where he finished out the year. The Mets assigned Walker to their Gulf Coast League team to finish out the season and then promoted him to Kingsport for the 2018 season. That June, the Mets selected the 22-year-old left-hander in the 37th round of the 2017 MLB Draft, making him the first player since Chris DeMorais in 2014 to be drafted out of that school. In 30.0 innings, he posted a 2.40 ERA, allowing 25 hits, walking 10, and striking out 32. He was much more successful in 2017, appearing in 20 games for New Haven, all out of the bullpen. In those 13.2 innings, he posted a 5.93 ERA, allowing 13 hits, walking 12, and striking out 8. Getting back on the mound in 2016, he appeared in 7 games for the Charges, making six relief appearances and one start. He redshirted his sophomore season because of an injury, and, after being convinced by a friend, transferred to the University of New Haven to begin fresh. He struggled in his time there, posting a 13.50 ERA in seven relief appearances, allowing 14 hits, walking 3, and striking out 3. Walker graduated in 2013 and initially attended the University of South Florida. In an odd twist of fate, the assistant principal of Minisink Valley High School when Walker attended- and still is to this day- was Dave Telgheder, who was drafted by the Mets in the 31st round of the 1989 MLB Draft and spent a few years pitching for them and the Oakland Athletics before retiring and getting into education. Acquired: 2017 MLB Draft, 37th Round (University of New Haven)Ī native of Otisville, a small village upstate about an hour from the New York/New Jersey border, Josh Walker grew up a Yankees fan, going as far to wear #21 in honor of Paul O’Neill when he played at Minisink Valley High School.
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