Devil Rays Prospect, Erik Walker, Missing
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The Tampa Bay Devil Rays top minor league prospect, Erik Walker, is missing. Walker was reported missing after a rafting accident that occurred in Grayson County, Virginia on Saturday. Search teams have been called in and are looking for Walker.
Walker, along with another individual, were riding rapids on the New River in Martinsivlle, Virginia. Supposedly, Martin fell into the rapids and disappeared.
Walker, a reliever, was the Rays' 20th-round pick out of the University of North Carolina, Charlotte. The 23-year-old had a 0.48 ERA and a 53/6 K/BB ratio in 37 2/3 IP for short-season Single-A Hudson Valley.
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