ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS

D-backs call up pitcher Braden Shipley, option INF Christian Walker

Jun 11, 2018, 1:52 PM

(AP Photo/Jim Mone)...

(AP Photo/Jim Mone)

(AP Photo/Jim Mone)

The Arizona Diamondbacks are calling up right-handed pitcher Braden Shipley, the team announced Monday.

One of the D-backs’ highest-rated pitching prospects in the past couple of years, the 26-year-old Shipley has struggled to keep a hold on a D-backs roster spot in his MLB time.

In 23 appearances (14 starts), Shipley has a 5.40 ERA and a record of 4-6. He has not pitched for the D-backs this season.

With Triple-A Reno, Shipley has struggled for the second straight year. Following a 5.66 ERA in 19 starts last year, Shipley is 3-4 with a 6.48 ERA in 11 appearances (six starts) in 2018.

Infielder Christian Walker was assigned to the Aces. In 17 at-bats for Arizona, Walker has three hits, one home run and two RBI.

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