0 1 4 ▁campaign ▁with ▁a ▁. 2 7 1 ▁average ▁with ▁ 2 3 ▁home ▁runs ▁and ▁ 7 6 ▁runs ▁batt ed ▁in . ▁He ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁Pir ates ▁second ▁bas eman ▁since ▁Johnny ▁Ray ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁silver ▁sl ug ger ▁award . ▁▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁On ▁May ▁ 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁during ▁a ▁ 7 – 5 ▁win ▁over ▁the ▁Card inals , ▁the ▁Pir ates ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁ML B ▁team ▁to ▁turn ▁a ▁ 4 – 5 – 4 ▁triple ▁play . ▁The ▁play ▁occurred ▁when ▁the ▁Card inals ' ▁Y ad ier ▁Mol ina ▁l ined ▁out ▁to ▁Walker . ▁Walker ▁threw ▁to ▁Jung - ho ▁K ang ▁at ▁third ▁base ▁to ▁double ▁off ▁J hon ny ▁Per al ta ▁for ▁the ▁second ▁out . ▁K ang ▁then ▁threw ▁the ▁ball ▁back ▁to ▁Walker , ▁who ▁was ▁standing ▁on ▁second ▁base , ▁for ▁the ▁final ▁out ▁after ▁Jason ▁Hey ward ▁fro ze ▁between ▁second ▁and ▁third . ▁ ▁New ▁York ▁M ets ▁ ▁On ▁December ▁ 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁the ▁Pir ates ▁trad ed ▁Walker ▁to ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁M ets ▁for ▁Jon ▁N iese . ▁On ▁January ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Walker ▁signed ▁a ▁one - year , ▁$ 1 0 . 5 5 ▁million ▁deal ▁avoid ing ▁arbitr ation . ▁▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁On ▁April ▁ 2