Bruce Walton (baseball)

Bruce Walton
Bruce Walton
	Walton in 2011.
	Pitcher
	Born: December 25, 1962 (age 61); Bakersfield, California
	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 record	2–0
Earned run average	8.21
Strikeouts	18
WHIP	1.76
Teams
	As Player Oakland A's (1991–1992); Montreal Expos (1993); Colorado Rockies (1994); As a Coach Toronto Blue Jays (2002–2012);

Bruce Kenneth Walton (born December 25, 1962) is a former professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1991 to 1994, with the Oakland Athletics, Montreal Expos, and Colorado Rockies.

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.

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.^[1]

Walton was appointed as the pitching coach of the Triple-A Iowa Cubs on December 18, 2013.^[2] Before the 2015 season, he retired and moved to Calgary, Alberta,^[3] and was replaced by Mike Cather.^[4]

References

^ Chisholm, Gregor (September 14, 2012). "Farrell firmly against maple bats post-incident". MLB.com. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
^ Muskat, Carrie (December 18, 2013). "New pitching coaches join Cubs' organization". MLB.com. Retrieved December 18, 2013.
^ Leaguer, Minor (August 28, 2015). "What is a simulated game? We asked former Blue Jays pitching coach Bruce Walton". BlueBirdBanter. Vox Media, Inc. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
^ Birch, Tommy (December 17, 2014). "Will Iowa Cubs fans see Kris Bryant in D.M. next year?". Des Moines Register. Retrieved 29 August 2015.

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference
MLB biography

[1] Chisholm, Gregor (September 14, 2012). "Farrell firmly against maple bats post-incident". MLB.com. Retrieved September 15, 2012.

[2] Muskat, Carrie (December 18, 2013). "New pitching coaches join Cubs' organization". MLB.com. Retrieved December 18, 2013.

[3] Leaguer, Minor (August 28, 2015). "What is a simulated game? We asked former Blue Jays pitching coach Bruce Walton". BlueBirdBanter. Vox Media, Inc. Retrieved 29 August 2015.

[4] Birch, Tommy (December 17, 2014). "Will Iowa Cubs fans see Kris Bryant in D.M. next year?". Des Moines Register. Retrieved 29 August 2015.

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