Playing career Walker was drafted by the
Philadelphia Phillies in the 20th round (511th overall) of the
1977 Major League Baseball draft. He was selected by the White Sox in the
Rule 5 draft in 1979. He was called up to the major leagues in 1982 and spent almost his entire MLB playing career with the White Sox. In 1988, Walker had a seizure on the field at Comiskey Park during fielding practice. He was released by Chicago early in the 1990 season and subsequently signed with the
Baltimore Orioles. Baltimore released him shortly thereafter. Over his career, Walker hit 113
home runs and
drove in 444 runs while
scoring 368 times in 855 career games. Walker resigned in September 2014, as the team compiled a .241 batting average, 573 runs, 123 home runs, and 1,369 strikeouts, struggling mightily in the final month of the season. He returned to the Braves as a special assistant of baseball operations in February 2015. ==Personal==