Jared Walsh

BIOGRAPHY

Jared Walsh was born July 30, 1993, in Brookfield, Wisconsin. He is a first baseman in the MLB.

Walsh spent his first professional season with the Arizona League Angels and Orem Owlz. He played 2016 with the Burlington Bees, 2017 with the Inland Empire 66ers and Mobile BayBears, and 2018 with Inland Empire, Mobile, and the Salt Lake Bees. He also appeared in eight games as a relief pitcher in 2018.

The Angels invited Walsh to spring training in 2019, where they continued to use him as a two-way player. He returned to Salt Lake to begin 2019.

On May 15, his contract was selected and he was called up to the major leagues. He made his debut that day versus the Minnesota Twins, where he went 3 for 4. , Walsh recorded his 1st career RBI with a walk-off bloop RBI single against the Texas Rangers. In 2020, Walsh finished second on the team in home runs (9) despite only playing in 32 games, batting .293/.324/.646.

Prior to the 2021 season, Angels manager Joe Maddon said that the team did not plan to have Walsh pitch and were choosing to focus on his offense and defense, due in large part to his success in the prior season as a first baseman. In May 2021, the Angels released first baseman and designated hitter Albert Pujols in part to free up playing time for Walsh whose success had carried over from the prior season. 2021 proved to be Walsh's breakout year, as he batted .277/.340/.509 with 29 home runs and 98 RBIs in 144 games and was named to the American League All-Star team. 

On June 11, 2022, Walsh hit for the cycle against the New York Mets, becoming the 9th player in franchise history to do so.