How Jordan Walker changed his story from bust to Home Run Derby champion for Cardinals

Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. -- ConfuciusJordan Walker fell. The high-ranking St. Louis Cardinals prospect had clearly reached bust status.And then, somehow, he rose again.He rose all the way beyond the fence, home run after home run, all the way to a Home Run Derby championship on Monday night in Philadelphia.Walker encountered the adversity that reaches just about everyone in baseball, which is maybe the most unforgiving game.And for a while, it seemed like it would swallow him whole and not let him make it out.MORE: Barry Bonds' nephew has a chance to be key pick in 2026 MLB DraftWalker had burst onto the scene as a rookie, but then his swing mechanics let him down. He couldn't stop hitting the ball on the ground. It didn't matter that he