▁player . ▁Car rie ▁married ▁Don ▁Kelly , ▁a ▁fellow ▁Major ▁League ▁Baseball ▁player . ▁His ▁uncle , ▁Ch ip ▁Lang ▁is ▁a ▁former ▁Montreal ▁Ex pos ▁pitch er . ▁ ▁Walker ▁attended ▁high ▁school ▁with ▁his ▁future ▁wife , ▁N iki , ▁who ▁was ▁one ▁year ▁ahead ▁of ▁him ; ▁however , ▁they ▁did ▁not ▁begin ▁d ating ▁until ▁a ▁few ▁years ▁after ▁he ▁began ▁his ▁professional ▁baseball ▁career . ▁The ▁couple ' s ▁first ▁child , ▁a ▁daughter ▁named ▁N ora , ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁season , ▁Walker ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁only ▁two ▁Major ▁League ▁players ▁to ▁still ▁live ▁with ▁his ▁parents . ▁The ▁other ▁was ▁pitch er ▁T ys on ▁Ross . ▁" He ' s ▁really ▁not ▁thr illed ▁about ▁that . ▁We ▁try ▁to ▁give ▁him ▁his ▁space ," ▁said ▁his ▁mother ▁Carol yn , ▁although ▁Walker ▁himself ▁said ▁he ▁lov es ▁life ▁at ▁home . ▁However , ▁Walker ▁announced ▁at ▁Pir ate ▁Camp ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁season ▁that ▁his ▁mom ▁finally ▁k icked ▁him ▁out ▁of ▁their ▁North ▁Hills ▁area ▁home . ▁ ▁Walker ▁id ol ized ▁Bill ▁Maz eros ki ▁as ▁a ▁youth ▁and ▁received ▁instruction ▁from ▁the ▁great ▁Pir ates ▁second - bas eman ▁during ▁spring ▁training , ▁which ▁provided ▁in valu able ▁help ▁when ▁Walker ▁was ▁called ▁upon ▁to ▁play ▁the ▁position ▁after ▁A kin ori ▁I w am ura