Bruce Walton (baseball) explained

Bruce Walton
Birth Date:25 December 1962
Birth Place:Bakersfield, California, U.S.
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:May 11
Debutyear:1991
Debutteam:Oakland Athletics
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:July 4
Finalyear:1994
Finalteam:Colorado Rockies
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Win–loss record
Stat1value:2–0
Stat2label:Earned run average
Stat2value:8.21
Stat3label:Strikeouts
Stat3value:18
Teams:As player

As coach

Bruce Kenneth Walton (born December 25, 1962) is an American professional baseball coach and former player who is the pitching coach for the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp. He was a pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1991 to 1994, with the Oakland Athletics, Montreal Expos, and Colorado Rockies.

Career

Walton became the bullpen coach for the Toronto Blue Jays on June 7, 2002. He was the pitching coach for the Blue Jays from October 30, 2009 to November 26, 2012.[1] [2]

In a game against the Seattle Mariners on September 13, 2012, Walton was struck by a piece of Edwin Encarnación's broken bat, and left the bench with forearm contusions.[3]

Walton was appointed as the pitching coach of the Triple-A Iowa Cubs on December 18, 2013.[4] Before the 2015 season, he retired and moved to Calgary, Alberta,[5] and was replaced by Mike Cather.[6]

Walton was named as the pitching coach for the Jupiter Hammerheads in the Miami Marlins organization for the 2018 season.[7]

Walton was named as the pitching coach for the AA Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp of the Miami Marlins organization for the 2019 season.[8]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: October 30, 2009. Manager Gaston retiring after 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20091204225740/http://www.sportsnet.ca/baseball/2009/10/30/gaston_retiring/. December 4, 2009. January 17, 2022. Sportsnet.
  2. Web site: Chisholm. Gregor. November 26, 2012. Gibbons fills out coaching staff, minus 'pen coach. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121129133020/http://toronto.bluejays.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121126&content_id=40416776&vkey=news_tor&c_id=tor. November 29, 2012. January 17, 2022. Toronto Blue Jays. MLB.com.
  3. Web site: Chisholm. Gregor. September 14, 2012. Farrell firmly against maple bats post-incident. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120920005250/http://toronto.bluejays.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120914&content_id=38404838&notebook_id=38421016&vkey=notebook_tor&c_id=tor. September 20, 2012. September 15, 2012. Toronto Blue Jays. MLB.com.
  4. Web site: Muskat. Carrie. December 18, 2013. New pitching coaches join Cubs' organization. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131219072116/http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/news/article/chc/new-pitching-coaches-join-cubs-organization?ymd=20131218&content_id=66057232&vkey=news_chc. December 19, 2013. December 18, 2013. Chicago Cubs. MLB.com.
  5. Web site: Leaguer. Minor. August 28, 2015. What is a simulated game? We asked former Blue Jays pitching coach Bruce Walton. live. August 29, 2015. Bluebird Banter. SB Nation. https://web.archive.org/web/20150831010419/http://www.bluebirdbanter.com:80/2015/8/28/9220237/what-is-a-simulated-game-we-asked-former-blue-jays-pitching-coach . 2015-08-31 .
  6. News: Birch. Tommy. December 17, 2014. Will Iowa Cubs fans see Kris Bryant in D.M. next year?. The Des Moines Register. August 29, 2015.
  7. Web site: Levin. David M.. January 24, 2018. Jupiter Hammerheads Announce 2018 Coaching Staff. January 17, 2022. Miami Dugout. en-US.
  8. Web site: Jumbo Shrimp Front Office And Coaching Staff - 2019. live. January 17, 2022. Baseball America. https://web.archive.org/web/20201214114212/https://www.baseballamerica.com/teams/3177/jacksonville-jumbo-shrimp/management/?year=2019 . 2020-12-14 .

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