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Pops homer in return to action Walcott (arm) went 1-for-2 with a two-run home run in Thursday's Cactus League game against the Mariners.

Impact Walcott experienced soreness in his arm earlier in the week but recovered enough to enter Thursday's game as the designated hitter. He went on to tally his first Cactus League homer and is expected to be able to return to defensive work in the next few days.

FEBRUARY 28, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Day-to-day with sore arm Rangers manager Bruce Bochy said that Walcott will be held out of workouts Wednesday and Thursday due to "a little soreness in the arm," Shawn McDonald of the Dallas Morning News r...

Impact Bochy indicated that the injury isn't serious and the team is just being cautious with its top prospect. Walcott, who doesn't turn 19 in March, is in camp as a non-roster invitee and is projected to begin the 2025 campaign at Double-A Frisco.

FEBRUARY 26, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Earns spring training invite The Rangers have extended Walcott an invitation to big-league camp during spring training.

Impact Walcott won't turn 19 until March, but the Rangers will let their top prospect get his feet wet in spring training after he slashed .265/.344/.452 with 11 home runs and 27 stolen bases between High-A Hickory and Double-A Frisco in 2024. Walcott is likely headed back to Frisco to begin the 2025 campaign.

JANUARY 27, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Promoted to Double-A Walcott was promoted to Double-A Frisco on Sunday, Shawn McFarland of The Dallas Morning News reports.

Impact Walcott will take a step up after producing a .261 average with 10 home runs, 49 RBI, 60 runs scored and 26 stolen bases over 116 games with High-A Hickory this season. The 18-year-old is moving up the ranks quickly after signing with the Rangers' organization in January of 2023.

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Mastering tough assignment Walcott is slashing .307/.355/.519 with eight home runs, 19 steals and a 24.6 percent strikeout rate in his last 72 games for High-A Hickory.

Impact Walcott received arguably the most aggressive opening assignment of the year for a top prospect, heading to High-A just two weeks after his 18th birthday without ever playing at Single-A. He is the best prospect ever from the Bahamas and a potential first-rounder in fantasy if he approaches his ceiling. He's 6-foot-4, 190 pounds, so there's a chance he'll steadily grow into immense power to go with his plus-plus speed.

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024 • ROTOWIRE