| Dan Walters | |
| Position: | Catcher |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Right |
| Birth Date: | 15 August 1966 |
| Birth Place: | Brunswick, Maine, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Santee, California, U.S. |
| Debutleague: | MLB |
| Debutdate: | June 1 |
| Debutyear: | 1992 |
| Debutteam: | San Diego Padres |
| Finalleague: | MLB |
| Finaldate: | May 23 |
| Finalyear: | 1993 |
| Finalteam: | San Diego Padres |
| Statleague: | MLB |
| Stat1label: | Batting average |
| Stat1value: | .234 |
| Stat2label: | Home runs |
| Stat2value: | 5 |
| Stat3label: | Runs batted in |
| Stat3value: | 32 |
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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.
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.