Sebastian Edward Walcott¡son of parents Jeffrey and Yael¡was ranked No. 8 on the MLB.com¡¯s International Top 50 list at the time of his signing with Texas¡trains with Geron Sands and Albert Cartwright at the International Elite Academy in the Bahamas.
2024
In his second professional season, the shortstop batted .265/.344/.452/.796 (121-456) with 11 home runs, nine triples, 34 doubles and 56 RBI in 121 games with Hickory (A+) and Frisco (AA)¡was distinguished as the Rangers Minor League Player of the Year by Baseball America¡his ranks among all Minor Leaguers in an age 18-or-younger campaign in ¡®24: 2B (first), 3B (T1st), H (second), R (second, 64), G (second), AB (second), RBI (T4th), HR (T5th)¡made starts defensively at shortstop (81), third base (21) and designated hitter (19)¡batted just .176 (24-for-136) over his first 41 games, but hit .300 (89-for-297) over his final 75 games¡saw better results against left-handed pitching (.286/.348/505/.853) than against righties (.259/.343/.436/.778)¡116 of his 121 games came with Hickory, where he was named to the South Atlantic League¡¯s Postseason All-Star team after ranking among SAL leaders in XBH (first, 50), TB (first, 192), 3B (first, 9), 2B (second, 31), H (second, 113) and OPS (seventh, .785)¡joined SD¡¯s Fernando Tatis Jr. (2017) and Samuel Zavala (2023) as the only Minor Leaguers since 2013 to record 10+ HR, 20+ 2B and 15+ SB in an age-18- or-younger season at a full-season Minor League affiliate¡was promoted to Frisco on 9/10 and went 8-for-23 (.348) with one HR, three 2B and seven RBI in five games for the RoughRiders¡launched his first Double-A home run in his final regular season game on 9/14/24 at AMA, a no-doubt three-run shot to left field¡was one of only three players to appear in the Texas League at age 18-or-younger, joining KC¡¯s Asbel Gonzalez and HOU¡¯s Anthony Huezo... Was one of three Rangers Minor Leaguers selected to participate in the 2024 All-Star Futures Game at Globe Life Field, alongside fellow Texas farmhands RHP¡¯s Winston Santos and Emiliano Teodo¡went 0-for-2 with a flyout and reached on an error¡was also invited to take part in the inaugural Futures Skills Showcase, which consisted of three events: ¡°Hit it Here¡±, ¡°Call Your Shot¡±, and ¡°Swing for the Fences¡±¡finished the competition with 64 total points to earn second place, just two points shy of the Red Sox¡¯ Roman Anthony (66 points)¡Walcott scored 40 of his points in the ¡°Hit it Here¡± event šC most of any participant šC by employing a bunt-centric approach to hit the target placed down the third-base line
2023
Combined to slash .246/.335/.471/.806 (46-for-187) with seven HR, 24 RBI and 12 SB in 48-G professional debut between Rookie levels DSL Rangers Blue (nine games) and ACL Rangers (35 games), and High-A Down East (four games)¡after nine-game season-opening stint with DSL Rangers Blue, was promoted to the ACL Rangers on 6/20, where he hit safely in 16 of his first 17 games; batted .380 (27-for-71) with six HR and 14 RBI in span¡promoted to Hickory (A+) on 9/20, becoming the first TEX farmhand age 17-or-younger to reach a full-season Minor League affiliate since INF Michael De Leon in 2014¡garnered MiLB.com TEX Org. All-Star honors and finished the campaign rated as the 54th-best prospect in baseball, and the third-best in the Texas organization, according to Baseball America¡was heralded as having the best infield arm and being the most exciting player in the South Atlantic League by league managers, per Baseball America.
