Dan Walters

Dan Walters
Dan Walters
	Walters in 1988
	Catcher
	Born: August 15, 1966; Brunswick, Maine, U.S.
	Died: April 23, 2020 (aged 53); Santee, California, U.S.
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	June 1, 1992, for the San Diego Padres
Last MLB appearance
	May 23, 1993, for the San Diego Padres
MLB statistics
Batting average	.234
Home runs	5
Runs batted in	32
	Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
	San Diego Padres (1992–1993);

Daniel Gene Walters (August 15, 1966 – April 23, 2020) was an American professional baseball player. He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padres in the 1992 and 1993 seasons.

Career

Born in Brunswick, Maine, Walters attended Santana High School in Santee, California.^[1] In 84 career games, he had 64 hits in 273 at-bats, with a .234 batting average.

After his playing days were over, Walters remained in San Diego and became a police officer with the San Diego Police Department. He became paralyzed from the neck down after he was shot in the neck and hit by a car in 2003. Later he regained some movement in his left hand.^[1]^[2]

Walters died due to complications from his injuries on April 23, 2020.^[3] He was 53.

References

^ ^a ^b Dickey, Fred (November 11, 2013). "Paralyzed cop doesn't want to be forgotten". U-T San Diego. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
^ "Paralyzed policeman, former Padre, returns to S.D." SpinalCordInjuryZone.com. March 11, 2004. Retrieved January 15, 2011.
^ Maffei, John (April 23, 2020). "Dan Walters, former Padre and San Diego police officer, dies at 53". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved April 24, 2020.

External links

Career statistics from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet

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[UTSD2013-1] Dickey, Fred (November 11, 2013). "Paralyzed cop doesn't want to be forgotten". U-T San Diego. Retrieved October 16, 2014.

[2] "Paralyzed policeman, former Padre, returns to S.D." SpinalCordInjuryZone.com. March 11, 2004. Retrieved January 15, 2011.

[3] Maffei, John (April 23, 2020). "Dan Walters, former Padre and San Diego police officer, dies at 53". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved April 24, 2020.

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