Ryan Walker (baseball)

Ryan Patrick Walker (born November 26, 1995) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played college baseball at Washington State University, and was selected by the Giants in the 31st round of the 2018 MLB draft. Walker made his MLB debut in 2023. Walker attended Arlington High School in Arlington, Washington. Playing for the high school baseball team, as a freshman he was named All-Wesco Second Team as a utility player, as a junior he was named to the All-Wesco First Team as an infielder and to the Second Team as a pitcher, and in his senior year he was again named All-Wesco First Team pitcher as an infielder. He then attended Washington State University, where he earned a bachelor's degree in criminal justice and played college baseball for the Washington State Cougars. As a freshman in 2015, he pitched in 25 games, and was 1–1 with a 2.72 ERA. As a sophomore in 2016, he pitched in 18 games and was 6–3 with 5 saves (10th in the conference) and a 2.40 ERA (fourth-lowest in the Pac-12), and was named All-Pac-12 Conference honorable mention and Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention. As a junior in 2017, he pitched in 21 games and was 5–5 with one save and a 5.67 ERA, and was named Pac-12 Conference All-Academic honorable mention. As a senior in 2018, he pitched in 23 games out of the bullpen and was 4–4 with 5 saves (9th in the conference) and a 3.98 ERA, as he struck out 47 batters in 46.1 innings, and was named Pac-12 Conference All-Academic honorable mention.