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Taijuan Walker is walking batters at the highest rate of his career. Here is how he’s trying to regain his command.

The idea is that if Walker relies primary on his two best pitches, his four other pitches — his sinker, sweeper, curveball, and cutter — will play even better.

From 2013, Taijuan Walker's rookie season, to 2022, he posted a walk rate of 7.5%. In 2023, it is 13.2%.
From 2013, Taijuan Walker's rookie season, to 2022, he posted a walk rate of 7.5%. In 2023, it is 13.2%.Read moreElizabeth Robertson / Staff Photographer