The St. Louis Cardinals have shut down Jordan Walker for at least one week due to inflammation in his left knee, an injury he reportedly suffered Tuesday after stepping on a sprinkler head while

St. Louis Cardinals right fielder Jordan Walker will miss at least a week after sustaining a minor knee injury when he stepped on a sprinkler head in a spring training game.Walker, 22, was running

Cardinals former first-round pick Walker injures knee in spring training game against the Nationals. The promising youngster had a rough second season in the majors.

Progressing well

Walker appeared to tweak his knee while chasing down a flyball in the second inning, as he was seen grimacing and grabbing at his leg after the play. He struck out in his lone plate appearance before exiting.

Cardinals outfielder Jordan Walker tweaked his knee while stepping on a sprinkler head and was forced out of game action and had imaging done on the knee. Luckily, it came back wi

Walker (knee) progressed to hitting soft toss Saturday and is set to be re-evaluated Monday, Daniel Guerrero of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports. Nursing some inflammation in his left knee, Walker had taken dry swings Friday and has also played some catch.

St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Jordan Walker has to leave Tuesday's spring training game due to discomfort in his knee.