Dan Walters

Dan Walters
Walters in 1988
Catcher
Born: (1966-08-15)August 15, 1966 Brunswick, Maine, U.S.
Died: April 23, 2020(2020-04-23) (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

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.

External links

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