▁after ▁the ▁All - Star ▁Break ▁tied ▁with ▁Card inals ▁sl ug ger ▁Albert ▁P uj ols ▁for ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁best ▁mark ▁in ▁the ▁National ▁League . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁named ▁the ▁second ▁bas eman ▁on ▁Baseball ▁America ' s ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁All - R ook ie ▁Team . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁named ▁the ▁second ▁bas eman ▁on ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁To pp s ▁Major ▁League ▁Ro ok ie ▁All - Star ▁Team . ▁▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁After ▁playing ▁nearly ▁every ▁position ▁on ▁the ▁diam ond ▁from ▁catch er ▁to ▁the ▁out field , ▁Walker ▁finally ▁settled ▁in ▁as ▁a ▁Major ▁League ▁second - bas eman . ▁ ▁New ▁Pir ates ▁manager ▁Cl int ▁H urd le ▁was ▁also ▁full ▁of ▁pra ise ▁for ▁Walker , ▁who ▁reported ▁early ▁to ▁training ▁camp ▁with ▁the ▁pitch ers ▁and ▁catch ers , ▁saying ▁" He ▁was ▁really ▁thrown ▁into ▁the ▁fire ▁last ▁season , ▁having ▁to ▁learn ▁the ▁position ▁at ▁the ▁major ▁league ▁level , ▁which ▁is ▁challeng ing ▁and ▁very ▁difficult , ▁but , ▁to ▁his ▁credit , ▁he ▁pulled ▁it ▁off ." ▁ ▁Walker ▁hit ▁his ▁first ▁career ▁Major ▁League ▁grand ▁sl am ▁on ▁opening ▁day , ▁April ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁in ▁the ▁ 5 th ▁in ning ▁off ▁Chicago ▁C ubs ▁st arter ▁Ryan ▁D emp ster , ▁joining ▁Roberto ▁Clement e ▁as ▁the ▁only ▁Pir ates ▁players ▁to ▁hit ▁a ▁grand ▁sl am ▁on ▁opening