When Jordan Walker went on the Injured List on June 25th, he was mired in a miserable offensive season. At the time, Walker was slashing .210/.267/.295, and his 59 wRC+ was near the bottom of the league. Walker was striking out in one-third of his at-bats, and he was hitting the ball on the ground 45.6% of the time. His hard-hit rate was just 32.5%.
Those aren't ideal numbers for a player who was supposed to be a heart-of-the-lineup bat for the St. Louis Cardinals for years to come.
Walker hit the IL following an appendectomy on June 25th.