Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Taijuan Walker has paid $8 million for a luxury home outside of Phoenix.
Walker, who pitched for the Arizona Diamondbacks from 2017 to 2019 while working through injuries and Tommy John surgery, signed a four-year, $72 million contract with the Phillies last December.
The 7,940-square-foot home is located in Paradise Valley near Scottsdale.
Robert Joffe, co-founder of Launch Powered By Compass who represented Walker in the transaction, said many baseball players…