Blake Walston is a professional baseball player who plays for the Arizona Diamondbacks as a starting pitcher, under jersey number 22. Walston committed to play college baseball at North Carolina State University and was considered a great future prospect by Major League Baseball (MLB). Arizona Diamondbacks drafted the left-handed player with the 26th overall pick.
Blake Walston was born on June 28, 2001, in Wilmington, North Carolina, where he grew up alongside his brother Garret Walston. Blake attended New Hanover High School in Wilmington, North Carolina, and played baseball there. After high school, he attended North Carolina State University, where he was regarded as one of the top baseball prospects in the 2019 MLB draft.
MLB drafted Blake Walston in 2019, where he bagged $2.45 million as a signing bonus to Arizona Diamondbacks.
The only monetary transaction related to Blake was the signing deal with MLB, other than that, matters related to money are kept away from the spotlight.
MLB drafted Blake Walston in 2019. SOURCE: Instagram: @blake_walston We can assume that Blake Walston's net worth as of 2023 is $500,000 based on the signing bonus that the young player obtained in 2019.
Exploring his Instagram, we can confidently say that he isn't sponsored or endorsed by any brands yet.
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Blake Walston is now practicing for the upcoming MLB matches and seems to improve as the year passes. What about the progress of his romantic life, though?
The 21-year-old player is likely to be involved in an affair with his girlfriend. Blake Walston's girlfriend's name is Kate Thompson.
Their relationship isn't publically announced yet, but we can assume that through a post on Blake's Instagram.
Blake Walston shares a photo with his rumored girlfriend, Kate SOURCE: Instagram: @blake_walston In the Instagram post, Walston commented, "yeah, we clean up pretty nice...." and Kate commented below, typing "good times with love emoji."
The 21 years old, has already spent 4-3 years with the Arizona Diamondbacks of the MLB. Blake plays as the starting pitcher for the team and has pitched for the Diamondbacks since 2019.
The baseball player is a multi-talented pitcher and can pitch with three variations: fastball, curveball, and slider.
Blake averages the velocity of the fast-paced ball at 90 mph and maxes up to 97 mph when going for strikeouts.
Blake Walston plays for Arizona Diamondbacks as a pitcher. SOURCE: Instagram: @blake_walston Blake's second specialty is the curve ball, but the slider is improving significantly as he practices and plays.
Most peoples have common hobbies, as hobbies are affected by the environment and the psychological aspect during one's childhood.
The 21-year-old has two unique hobbies fishing and hunting wild geese and swans. He shares this unique hobby with his brother Garret who also seem to enjoy the process.
Blake is an outdoors-enjoying person, and seems like an extrovert, cause the amount of energy required to handle such a hobby with respect to playing baseball is just not possible for many.
Blake enjoys fishing and hunting with his brother. SOURCE: Instagram: @blake_walston Exploring his Instagram, we can say that he lives his life full of vigor and vitality, enjoying the tastes of wild fish and goose.
The Diamondback's player stands at 6 feet 5 inches and weighs 79 Kilos. The Body Mass Index (BMI) of the player is normal, meaning that Blake is perfectly healthy with respect to his height and weight.
Apart from his brother Garret Walston, other members of his family have been away from the limelight. The young player is currently focused on improving his pitching style and will be an excellent asset for MLB in upcoming future.
