Walker Anthony Buehler is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball. He played college baseball for the Vanderbilt Commodores and was a member of their 2014 College World Series championship team. He was selected by the Dodgers 24th overall in the 2015 MLB draft out of Vanderbilt and made his MLB debut in 2017. He is the son of former MLB player and current Dodgers manager Dave Roberts.
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Walker Anthony Buehler is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball. He played college baseball for the Vanderbilt Commodores and was a member of their 2014 College World Series championship team. He was selected by the Dodgers 24th overall in the 2015 MLB draft out of Vanderbilt and made his MLB debut in 2017. In 2019, he was an All-Star in 2019 and helped the Dodgers win the 2020 World Series. He is the son of former MLB player and current Dodgers manager Dave Roberts. He attended Henry Clay High School in Lexington, Kentucky and was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 14th round of the 2012 Major League baseball Draft. He did not sign and instead honored his commitment to Vanderbilt University and went on to become a college baseball star. He also played for Team USA and the Yarmouth–Dennis Red Sox of the Cape Cod Baseball League after the 2014 season. In 2015, as a junior he posted a 2.
97 ERA in 78. 2 innings for the Commodore while striking out 81 and walking 25. In 2016, he made his professional baseball debut for the Arizona League Dodgers, striking out three and retiring all six batters he faced. He made his major league debut that night with two scoreless innings of relief against the Colorado Rockies. His first MLB strikeout was against Charlie Blackmon of the Rockies. On April 23, 2018, he took a no-hitter through six innings, with eight strikeouts, until being taken out by the San Diego Padres. He picked up his first major league win with a scoreless inning of relief against the Philadelphia Phillies on September 21. He returned to make an appearance out of the bullpen on June 21 because of a rib injury but allowed five earned runs in one inning. On July 13, he started in a 4–0 win over the Los Angels Angels, allowing two solo home runs to Kole Kolehoun and two runs to Calhoun.
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