When Taijuan Walker makes his return to the Citi Field mound on Thursday, he doesn’t know how it will feel.
At this point, he’s still preparing just as for any start: studying, digesting film and watching how the Mets, for which he played in 2021 and 2022, have approached previous games.
Walker, who signed a four-year, $72 million deal with the Phillies in December, told The Post on Tuesday that he had interest in returning to the Mets.“We didn’t really have too much communication, and the Phillies showed interest from the beginning and they really wanted me,” Walker, who holds a 4-2 record and 5.57 ERA in 2023, said. “For a team to really want you and really push hard for you, it makes you as a player feel good.
Since joining the Phillies, Walker has thrown his splitter more, something the staff wanted after pinpointing it as his top pitch, he said. “I still want to pitch very well against [the Mets], just because,” Wheeler said. “But at the same time, it doesn’t have that level of excitement, I guess? It’s just another start, but you still want to pitch very well.”
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