FILE - Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Taijuan Walker (99) throws to the Texas Rangers in the first inning of a baseball game in Arlington, Texas, in this Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2020, file photo.
The Mets made a late addition to their starting rotation, agreeing to a $20 million, two-year contract with right-hander Taijuan Walker, a person familiar with the negotiations said.
(AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. โ Taijuan Walker is taking a back seat on his new team โ to Mr. Met.
So Walker thought: โWhat number can wear that not a lot of people in the league have it?"
โAnd I think the only way I donโt wear 99 is if I get traded to the Yankees," he said.