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Dan Walters
Dan Walters - Columbus Astros - 1988.jpg
Walters in 1988
Catcher
Born: (1966-08-15)August 15, 1966
Brunswick, Maine
Died: April 23, 2020(2020-04-23) (aged 53)
Santee, California
Batted: Right Threw: Right
debut
June 1, 1992, for the San Diego Padres
Last appearance
May 23, 1993, for the San Diego Padres
MLB statistics
Batting average .234
Home runs 5
Runs batted in 32
Teams

Daniel Gene "Dan" Walters (August 15, 1966 – April 23, 2020) was an American professional baseball player. He was born in Brunswick, Maine. He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball for the San Diego Padres in the 1992 and 1993 seasons. In 84 career games, he had 64 hits in 273 at-bats, with a .234 batting average.

After baseball, Walters became a police officer with the San Diego Police Department. He became paralyzed from the neck down after a 2003 shooting. He died, aged 53, from problems caused by his injuries in San Diego on April 23, 2020.

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