PITTSBURGH (WJAC) — Former Pittsburgh Pirates' 2B Neil Walker, who was honored prior to Saturday's game, will announce the team's first overall selection at the MLB Draft in Denver.
Walker, who spent seven seasons in a Bucs uniform, recently retired from Major League Baseball following a 12-year career.
Walker also announced that he will join the AT&T SportsNet broadcast booth later this season, beginning on Aug. 13th.
“There's a lot of dead [air] time,” Walker said. “So I think as an ex-player, you have to have a lot of stories or inside-the-clubhouse type of experiences and things like that. That can go a long way.
Walker was drafted by the Pirates in 2004 out of nearby Pine-Richland high school.
In 7 years with Pittsburgh, Walker played in 836 total games, collected 833 career hits, 93 homeruns and 418 RBIs, with a .272 batting average.
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