{"id":170792,"date":"2026-03-30T06:41:26","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T06:41:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=170792"},"modified":"2026-03-30T06:41:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T06:41:26","slug":"this-is-the-phenom-version-of-jordan-walker-the-cardinals-have-been-waiting-for-a-carbon-copy-beast-ready-to-explode-in-st-louis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=170792","title":{"rendered":"This Is the PHENOM Version of Jordan Walker the Cardinals Have Been Waiting For \u2014 A Carbon-Copy Beast Ready to Explode in St. Louis!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.mlbstatic.com\/mlb-images\/image\/upload\/t_16x9\/t_w1024\/mlb\/qvk6gb22ab6dmftd01uw\" alt=\"Jordan Walker gets first multi-extra-base hit game since 2024\" \/><\/p>\n<section id=\"article-body\">It&#8217;s very, very early, so take all of this with a grain of salt.<\/p>\n<p>But this is what Jordan Walker was always supposed to look like for the St. Louis Cardinals.<\/p>\n<p>Walker was once a top prospect, and he raked upon his initial entry into Major League Baseball.<\/p>\n<p>And then, for whatever reason, Walker entirely tanked.<\/p>\n<p>It wasn&#8217;t clear he&#8217;d ever get back to that peak self, but to start this new season, Walker seems incredible once again.<\/p>\n<p>This home run on Sunday came on an offspeed pitch away from Walker, and he reached out and absolutely clobbered it.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A J-Bomb! \ud83d\udca3 <\/p>\n<p>Jordan Walker hits his first home run of 2026. He did an excellent job staying back on Matz&#39;s 83 mph changeup. The effortless 75 mph swing came off the bat at 105.8 mph and traveled 415 feet. Encouraging early signs from Walker. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/STLCards?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#STLCards<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/smA8FXyh8O\">pic.twitter.com\/smA8FXyh8O<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ethan Hannaford (@echann7) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/echann7\/status\/2038337779256439270?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 29, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Walker&#8217;s Baseball Savant page has a lot of red on it. That&#8217;s a good thing:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Been a good opening series for Walker. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/STLCards?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#STLCards<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BlhxVugGS9\">https:\/\/t.co\/BlhxVugGS9<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VGkk4hqlFw\">pic.twitter.com\/VGkk4hqlFw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ethan Hannaford (@echann7) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/echann7\/status\/2038339307484619204?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 29, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Walker is making high quality contact in the early going. If he keeps doing that, the Cardinals could rebound sooner than people are expecting.<\/p>\n<p>At his best, Walker was supposed to be an intimidating power hitter. 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