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Jared James Walsh (born July 30, 1993) is an American professional baseball first baseman and outfielder for the Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Jared Walsh
Walsh with the Los Angeles Angels in 2021
Los Angeles Angels – No. 20
First baseman / Outfielder
Born: (1993-07-30) July 30, 1993 (age 29) Brookfield, Wisconsin
Bats: Left Throws: Left
MLB debut
May 15, 2019, for the Los Angeles Angels
MLB statistics (through 2022 season)
Batting average	.250
Home runs	54
Runs batted in	173
Teams
Los Angeles Angels (2019–present)
Career highlights and awards
All-Star (2021) Hit for the cycle on June 11, 2022

Walsh was born in Brookfield, Wisconsin and later moved to Georgia where he attended Peachtree Ridge High School. He played college baseball for the University of Georgia, serving as a two-way player and a four-year letterman. Walsh was selected by the Angels in the 39th round of the 2015 Major League Baseball draft. He made his major league debut in 2019, initially serving as a backup first baseman behind Albert Pujols and occasionally pitching out of the bullpen.

After Pujols was designated for assignment in May 2021, Walsh became the primary first baseman for the Angels and received his first career All-Star selection later that year. On June 11, 2022, he became the ninth player in Angels history to hit for the cycle, doing so at Angel Stadium against the New York Mets.

Amateur career

Walsh attended Peachtree Ridge High School in Suwanee, Georgia and played college baseball at the University of Georgia.[1][2] In 2013, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod Baseball League, and was named a league all-star.[3] He was selected by the Los Angeles Angels in the 39th round of the 2015 Major League Baseball draft.[4]

Professional career

Walsh spent his first professional season with the Arizona League Angels and Orem Owlz. He played 2016 with the Burlington Bees, 2017 with the Inland Empire 66ers and Mobile BayBears, and 2018 with Inland Empire, Mobile and the Salt Lake Bees.[5] He also appeared in eight games as a relief pitcher in 2018.

The Angels invited Walsh to spring training in 2019, where they continued to use him as a two-way player.[6][7][8] He returned to Salt Lake to begin 2019. On May 15, 2019, his contract was selected and he was called up to the major leagues.[9] He made his debut that day versus the Minnesota Twins, where he went 3 for 4.[10] On May 26, Walsh recorded his 1st career RBI with a walk-off bloop RBI single against the Texas Rangers. In 2020, Walsh finished second on the team in home runs (9) despite only playing in 32 games, batting .293/.324/.646.

In the spring of 2020, Walsh suffered an arm injury which prevented him from pitching and forced him to focus on hitting and playing first base.[11] Walsh made the 2020 Opening Day roster[12] and performed well enough in the shortened season to finish seventh in voting for the American League Rookie of the Year Award.[13] His season was described as a "breakout" and a "bright spot" in a disappointing year for the Angels.[14][15][16]

Prior to the 2021 season, Angels manager Joe Maddon said that the team did not plan to have Walsh pitch and were choosing to focus on his offense and defense, due in large part to his success in the prior season as a first baseman.[11] In May 2021, the Angels released first baseman and designated hitter Albert Pujols in part to free up playing time for Walsh whose success had carried over from the prior season.[17][18] 2021 proved to be Walsh's breakout year, as he batted .277/.340/.509 with 29 home runs and 98 RBIs in 144 games and was named to the American League All-Star team. Against left-handers, however, he had a .208 on base percentage, the lowest in the major leagues.[19]

On June 11, 2022, Walsh hit for the cycle against the New York Mets, becoming the 9th player in franchise history to do so.[20] Walsh struggled offensively throughout 2022, batting .215/.269/.374 in 118 games. On August 25, he was diagnosed with thoracic outlet syndrome and placed on the 60-day injured list, officially ending his season.[21][22] Angels hitting coach Jeremy Reed attributed Walsh's lack of offensive production to the injury, stating that he had been playing through it.[23] On September 1, Walsh successfully underwent surgery with the expectation that he would be ready to play by the following year's spring training.[24]

References

External links

• Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet

Achievements
Preceded by Eduardo Escobar	Hitting for the cycle June 11, 2022	Succeeded by Austin Hays

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[ru] Уолш, Джаред

Джаред Джеймс Уолш (англ. Jared James Walsh; 30 июля 1993, Брукфилд, Висконсин) — американский бейсболист, аутфилдер и игрок первой базы клуба Главной лиги бейсбола «Лос-Анджелес Энджелс». Участник Матча всех звёзд лиги 2021 года. На студенческом уровне выступал за команду университета Джорджии.

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