Walker Anthony Buehler is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers in the United States (MLB). He was a member of the 2014 Collegiate World Series championship team for the Vanderbilt Commodores in college baseball.
Buehler was drafted 24th overall by the Dodgers out of Vanderbilt in the 2015 MLB draft and made his MLB debut in 2017. In 2019 and 2021, he was an All-Star, and he helped the Dodgers win the World Series in 2020.
Walker Buehler was picked in the 14th round of the 2012 Major League Baseball Draft by the Pittsburgh Pirates, but he chose to continue at Vanderbilt University instead.
He had a 2.97 ERA in 78.2 innings for the Commodores as a junior, striking out 81 batters and walking 25. He played for Team USA and the Cape Cod Red Sox of the CCBL after the 2014 season.
Throughout his childhood, Buehler has heard the famous roll call scene from the 1986 film Ferris Bueller’s Day Off numerous times. [53] During the 2018 MLB Players Weekend,
Buehler adopted the nickname “Ferris,” incorporating it into his Twitter account and wearing it on his jersey. [54] For the 2019 MLB Players Weekend, he picked the nickname “Buetane”.
Buehler is a horse racing fanatic who grew up in Lexington, Kentucky, the “Horse Capital of the World,” home to the Kentucky Horse Park, The Red Mile, and Keeneland race tracks.
He owns a small stake in Authentic, the 2020 Kentucky Derby and Breeders’ Cup Classic winner trained by Bob Baffert. [57] Buehler saw Authentic win the Breeders’ Cup Classic at Keeneland in 2020.
How Much Does Walker Buehler Make?
Walker Buehler signed a two-year, $8 million contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers, which included a $2 million signing bonus, $8 million guaranteed, and a $4 million yearly average salary. Buehler will receive a base pay of $6,250,000 in 2022, with a total salary of $7,250,000.