BALTIMORE— Orioles infielder Christian Walker and right-handed pitch Tyler Wilson have been named the organization’s Minor League Players of the Year, the club announced on Thursday.
Walker, the Brooks Robinson Minor League Player of the Year, hit a combined .288/.357/.489 with 53 extra-base hits, 96 RBI and 73 runs scored in 139 total games with Double-A Bowie and Triple-A Norfolk leading all Orioles minor leaguers in home runs (26) and RBIs this season.
The 23-year-old, selected by the Orioles in the fourth round of the 2012 First Year Player Draft, was named the first baseman for this year’s Eastern League Season-ending All-Star team, finishing the season among the League leaders despite being promoted in July.
Wilson, the Jim Palmer Minor League Pitcher of the Year, went a combined 14-8 with a 3.67 ERA in 166 2/3 innings pitched for Double-A Bowie and Triple-A Norfolk this season. He led all Orioles…
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