Bruce Walton (baseball)

Bruce Walton
Walton with the Toronto Blue Jays in 2011
Pitcher
Born: (1962-12-25) December 25, 1962 (age 61)
Bakersfield, California, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
May 11, 1991, for the Oakland Athletics
Last MLB appearance
July 4, 1994, for the Colorado Rockies
MLB statistics
Win–loss record2–0
Earned run average8.21
Strikeouts18
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]

References

  1. ^ "Manager Gaston retiring after 2010". Sportsnet. October 30, 2009. Archived from the original on December 4, 2009. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  2. ^ Chisholm, Gregor (November 26, 2012). "Gibbons fills out coaching staff, minus 'pen coach". Toronto Blue Jays. MLB.com. Archived from the original on November 29, 2012. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  3. ^ Chisholm, Gregor (September 14, 2012). "Farrell firmly against maple bats post-incident". Toronto Blue Jays. MLB.com. Archived from the original on September 20, 2012. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
  4. ^ Muskat, Carrie (December 18, 2013). "New pitching coaches join Cubs' organization". Chicago Cubs. MLB.com. Archived from the original on December 19, 2013. Retrieved December 18, 2013.
  5. ^ Leaguer, Minor (August 28, 2015). "What is a simulated game? We asked former Blue Jays pitching coach Bruce Walton". Bluebird Banter. SB Nation. Archived from the original on 2015-08-31. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
  6. ^ Birch, Tommy (December 17, 2014). "Will Iowa Cubs fans see Kris Bryant in D.M. next year?". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
  7. ^ Levin, David M. (January 24, 2018). "Jupiter Hammerheads Announce 2018 Coaching Staff". Miami Dugout. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  8. ^ "Jumbo Shrimp Front Office And Coaching Staff - 2019". Baseball America. Archived from the original on 2020-12-14. Retrieved January 17, 2022.

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