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BenFred: Cardinals top prospect Jordan Walker has always been ahead of the game. Just ask Grandma.

When discussing top Cardinals prospect Jordan Walker’s rapid rise from 2020 first-round draft pick to the cusp of the majors at just 20 years old, teammates and executives during this edition of Cardinals Winter Warm-Up marveled at how the organization’s co-minor league player of the year always seems ready for the next level ahead of schedule.

Seated behind Walker during his Monday morning autograph session with fans on the second level of Ballpark Village, wearing a Springfield Cardinals hat along with a proud smile, was one of the first to notice that trend.

Wrapping up the Winter Warm-up
Cardinals prospect Jordan Walker greets his grandmother Normarene Merritt, of Atlanta, sitting alongside Walker's other grandmother, Deborah Wingfield, as he takes a short break from signing autographs on the final day of the Cardinals Winter Warm-up at Ballpark Village on Monday, Jan.