▁listed ▁Walker ▁as ▁the ▁ 1 3 th ▁greatest ▁sport ing ▁figure ▁in ▁Canadian ▁history ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁▁ 2 0 0 0 − 0 1 ▁seasons ▁While ▁missing ▁a ▁major ▁portion ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁with ▁a ▁stress ▁f ract ure ▁in ▁the ▁right ▁el bow , ▁Walker ▁spent ▁two ▁st ints ▁on ▁the ▁D L . ▁He ▁recorded ▁an ▁out field ▁fiel der ' s ▁choice ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 6 ▁versus ▁St . ▁Louis , ▁leading ▁to ▁a ▁force out ▁at ▁second ▁base . ▁On ▁April ▁ 1 9 ▁versus ▁the ▁Arizona ▁Diam ond back s , ▁he ▁collected ▁his ▁ 1 , 4 4 8 th ▁career ▁hit ▁to ▁pass ▁Jeff ▁He ath ▁as ▁the ▁major ' s ▁all - time ▁hits ▁leader ▁for ▁Canadian - born ▁players . ▁Walker ▁completed ▁his ▁longest ▁hitting ▁stre ak ▁of ▁the ▁season , ▁at ▁eight ▁games , ▁from ▁April ▁ 2 1 − May ▁ 1 . ▁In ▁that ▁time , ▁he ▁batt ed ▁. 4 7 1 ▁( 1 6 - for - 3 4 ) ▁with ▁three ▁home ▁runs ▁and ▁nine ▁R BI . ▁On ▁May ▁ 1 3 , ▁the ▁team ▁received ▁di agnostic ▁results ▁reve aling ▁he ▁had ▁a ▁stress ▁reaction ▁ir rit ation ▁in ▁his ▁right ▁el bow , ▁and ▁placed ▁him ▁on ▁the ▁D L , ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁missed ▁ 2 3 ▁games . ▁To ▁that ▁point , ▁he ▁was ▁batt ing ▁. 3 4 7 . ▁ ▁Walker