He wants to get his work in before the veterans start theirs.
They have dibs.
He is still a rookie, after all.
“First thing I do is hit,” he said, smiling, “so I can get out of the way.”
What’s true before games has been true for every game of the season as Walker, 20, set a Cardinals record Monday night when he singled in the seventh inning.
A look at players age 20 and younger with the longest hit streaks to begin their careers, according to baseball-reference.com. Through Tuesday's game.