Christian Walker smacked 26 home runs in just 130 games last season, with the Houston Astros' new first baseman missing a large chunk of his 2024 campaign due to a strained left oblique. Walker suffered an unfortunate dose of déjà vu Wednesday morning.

New Houston Astros first baseman Christian Walker was scratched from the lineup for a spring training game Wednesday because of soreness in his left oblique. Walker missed more than a month last season with Arizona because of a strained left oblique muscle.

Astros first baseman Christian Walker was scratched from the lineup prior to Wednesday’s game against the Cardinals with left oblique soreness. He missed more than a month last season with the D-backs due to a strained left oblique.