Jordon Walker

Sports Dad, who needs to play more golf!

[Jordon Walker @jordon_walker]

https://t.co/1HIgjUZ94t

[Jordon Walker @jordon_walker]

A great game has been ruined. Made it way too obvious. #MISSvsUGA

[Illinois Women's Gymnastics @IlliniWGym]

Mark your calendars 🗓💥

Illinois Women's Gymnastics start January 10th!

[Jordon Walker @jordon_walker]

Bears in total control and then a phantom hold call and all goes downhill after that. #MINvsCHI

[Jordon Walker @jordon_walker]

@Espngreeny Auburn is getting every call right now. Will that change in final 3 minutes?

[Jordon Walker @jordon_walker]

Auburn getting every 50/50 call. #FinalFour

[Jordon Walker @jordon_walker]

Huddle and you don’t have a problem. #SCvsILL

[Jordon Walker @jordon_walker]

This is great. #SCvsILL

[Jordon Walker @jordon_walker]

@universityofky @UKPolice Great work. I hope he’s behind bars for a long time. #keepourkidssafe

[University of Kentucky @universityofky]

Welcome, class of 2028😺💙

[Angels Softball @JCASoftball]

Calling all junior high players… this Wednesday 4/24. Hope to see some future Angels. Register at https://t.co/ntJ8S3lcav

[Jordon Walker @jordon_walker]

@MarchMadnessMBB @UConnMBB The dude should have 2 or 3 fouls in him already. Swallowed the whistle.

[Sydney Walker 2024 @SydneyW2024]

Here are a few of my doubles from last weeks tourney along with a home run from our games agaisnt Kankakee Community College. Thank you @kcc_softball for great games! @UKCoachLawson @UKsoftball @MizzouSoftball @AuburnSoftball

[Jacob Turner @TheJacobTurner]

The MLB Draft starts today.

I was the 9th overall pick in 2009.

What you don’t hear about the draft, signing for millions, and professional sports:

1. YOU ARE FLYING BLIND
The MLB draft is like Houdini’s black box. You never know what is going to happen. Teams know everything, agents know pieces, and players know nothing.

2. NEED TO KNOW ONLY
Professional sports = Business first. MLB teams turn into professional stalkers, keep your circle small. Assume everything you say is public information.

3. LEVERAGE IS EVERYTHING
To get paid in the draft you MUST craft a story that exudes leverage. Teams negotiate on nostalgia, emotion, and a little boy’s dream coming true. To get paid ignore the noise and create leverage.

4. THE RED CARPET LASTS TWO DAYS
Draft euphoria will last 48 hours. I went from high schooler to big leaguer (so I thought) to rookie league ball boy in the time it took my first check to clear.

5. MILLIONS OF DOLLARS CHANGES EVERYTHING AND NOTHING
I got my first check for $1,200,000 in 30 days. It changed everything, yet I woke up on day 31 feeling the same. Money is a tool we all need in life but putting it in the proper perspective is key.

6. ATHLETES PAY A LOT OF TAX
There is no debate that athletes certainly pay their fair share. I paid roughly $2,000,000 to Uncle Sam from my bonus. The contract number shown is a mirage, cut that by 50% and you will find reality.

7. YEAR 1 MONEY TRAP
Year 1 money is rolling in and your career will "never end." Just remember at some point the playing career ends and so do the big checks.

8. TRAVEL GRIND
Baseball travel is nothing like the LIV golf jet. The minor league travel schedule is intense and features the worst flight times, long bus rides, and motel accommodations.

9. THERE ARE NO EMOTIONS
Imagine doing your job only to hear your boss trying to find a replacement. My “no emotion” night came after struggling against my hometown team the St. Louis Cardinals. A few hours after celebrating my family being there, I was sent down to AAA.

10. WINNING TRUMPS EVERYTHING If you produce, you play and if you play you get paid. The fact is teams do not care “how you get it done” as long as you are “getting it done.” The truth is winning on the field trumps everything.

A note to all the players getting drafted tonight:

I hope you thank the people in the room with you, it doesn't happen without them.

I hope you embrace the moment, it is something you will cherish for the rest of your life.

I hope you take this as just the first step, the draft is the starting point, not the end game. You earned it, enjoy it.

[Jordon Walker @jordon_walker]

Great game!

[JHN Sports - Shaw Local @HeraldNewsSport]

The Angels trailed the Celtics 5-1 in the sixth, but they tied it in the bottom of the seventh and won it when a wild pitch allowed Addy Fanter to score the winning run in the bottom of the eighth. https://t.co/vi7RDjaJSI

[Angels Softball @JCASoftball]

Regional Champs! Total team effort from starters @SydneyW2024, to subs JReeves & @NinaSebahar to position changes @CamrynKinsella, to cortesty/pinch runners @MollyRyan_17… from long ball @SydneyW2024 to small ball @addyrizzatto44 … TOTAL TEAM EFFORT!!!

[JHN Sports - Shaw Local @HeraldNewsSport]

Mack Brow and Addy Fanter each hit a 2-run homer for the Angels, while Sydney Walker and Sophia Stribis combined on a 2-hitter with 12 strikeouts https://t.co/4z4PbduYR8

[GenuWin Reign @GenuWinReign]

We see you Bridget and Syd!!! 👀🔥@SydneyW2024 @bridgetchap24 @SlavicekKen @Reign16uKW

[Kendall Rogers @KendallRogers]

🚨BREAKING: Some big news in the recruiting world, as the @NCAA Division I Council has passed a revamped Baseball Recruiting Model that does not allow ANY contact TO or FROM a recruit or their family until August 1 of their junior year.

[JHN Sports - Shaw Local @HeraldNewsSport]

The Angels' junior struck out eight in four innings and went 2 for 3 with a double and two RBIs in an 11-1 win https://t.co/Y8OjOS0xRQ