6-year-old has his day on the diamond

When Irvington first-grader Walker Farrington rounded the bases in front of a Yankee Stadium crowd of more than 40,000 people cheering for him on Sept. 13, it was one of many examples of how life for him looks much different than it does for most 6-year-olds. 

Walker was born with a congenital heart defect and has grown up with a pacemaker since he was 3 months old, enabling him to do everything from T-ball and basketball to running under the lights of a storied baseball stadium. Walker’s parents — Brian Farrington, Dobbs Ferry High School class of 2006, and Nicole Farrington (née Schade), who graduated from Irvington High School the same year — are doing all they can to make Walker’s unusual childhood experience as enjoyable as possible.