Dan Walters

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.

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)

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.