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Line 1: {{short description\|American baseball player & coach (born 1962)}} {{Use mdy dates\|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox baseball biography \| image = Bruce Walton 2011.jpeg \| caption = Walton with the Toronto Blue Jays in 2011. \| name = Bruce Walton \| team = Line 7 ⟶ 9: \| position = [[Pitcher]] \| birth_date = {{birth date and age\|1962\|12\|25}} \| 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 (pitching)\|Win–loss record]] \| stat1value = 2–0 Line 25 ⟶ 27: \| stat3label = [[Strikeout]]s \| stat3value = 18 ~~\| stat4label = [[Walks plus hits per inning pitched\|WHIP]]~~ ~~\| stat4value = 1.76~~ \| teams = '''As ~~Player~~player''' [[Oakland ~~A's~~Athletics]] ({{~~baseball year~~mlby\|1991}}–{{~~baseball year~~mlby\|1992}}) [[Montreal Expos]] ({{~~baseball year~~mlby\|1993}}) [[Colorado Rockies]] ({{~~baseball year~~mlby\|1994}}) '''As ~~a Coach~~coach''' [[Toronto Blue Jays]] ({{~~baseball year~~mlby\|2002}}–{{~~baseball year~~mlby\|2012}}) }} '''Bruce Kenneth Walton''' (born December 25, 1962) is aan ~~former~~American professional [[baseball]] ~~pitcher~~coach and former player who ~~played~~is the [[pitch (baseball)\|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]].▼ ~~Miami Marlins 2018~~ ▲'''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]]. ==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.~~ 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.<ref>{{cite web\|date=October 30, 2009\|title=Manager Gaston retiring after 2010\|url=http://www.sportsnet.ca/baseball/2009/10/30/gaston_retiring/#\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091204225740/http://www.sportsnet.ca/baseball/2009/10/30/gaston_retiring/\|archive-date=December 4, 2009\|access-date=January 17, 2022\|website=[[Sportsnet]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|last=Chisholm\|first=Gregor\|date=November 26, 2012\|title=Gibbons fills out coaching staff, minus 'pen coach\|url=http://toronto.bluejays.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121126&content_id=40416776&vkey=news_tor&c_id=tor\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=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\|archive-date=November 29, 2012\|access-date=January 17, 2022\|website=[[Toronto Blue Jays]]\|publisher=[[MLB.com]]}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web\|last=Chisholm\|first=Gregor\|date=September 14, 2012\|title=Farrell firmly against maple bats post-incident\|url=http://toronto.bluejays.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120914&content_id=38404838&notebook_id=38421016&vkey=notebook_tor&c_id=tor\|~~title=Farrell firmly against maple bats post~~url-~~incident~~status=dead\|~~work~~archive-url=~~MLB~~https://web.archive.org/web/20120920005250/http://toronto.bluejays.mlb.com~~\|last~~/news/article.jsp?ymd=~~Chisholm\|first~~20120914&content_id=~~Gregor~~38404838&notebook_id=38421016&vkey=notebook_tor&c_id=tor\|archive-date=September 1420, 2012\|~~accessdate~~access-date=September 15, 2012\|work=[[Toronto Blue Jays]]\|publisher=[[MLB.com]]}}</ref> Walton was appointed as the pitching coach of the Triple-A [[Iowa Cubs]] on December 18, 2013.<ref>{{cite web\|last=Muskat\|first=Carrie\|date=December 18, 2013\|title=New pitching coaches join Cubs' organization\|url=http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/news/article/chc/new-pitching-coaches-join-cubs-organization?ymd=20131218&content_id=66057232&vkey=news_chc\|~~title~~url-status=~~New~~ dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219072116/http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/news/article/chc/new-pitching -coaches -join ~~Cubs'~~ -cubs-organization~~\|first~~?ymd=~~Carrie\|last~~20131218&content_id=~~Muskat\|work~~66057232&vkey=~~MLB.com~~news_chc\|archive-date=December 1819, 2013\|~~accessdate~~access-date=December 18, 2013\|work=[[Chicago Cubs]]\|publisher=[[MLB.com]]}}</ref> Before the 2015 season, he retired and moved to Calgary, Alberta,<ref>{{cite web\|last=Leaguer\|first=Minor\|date=August 28, 2015\|title=What is a simulated game? We asked former Blue Jays pitching coach Bruce Walton\|url=http://www.bluebirdbanter.com/2015/8/28/9220237/what-is-a-simulated-game-we-asked-former-blue-jays-pitching-coach\|~~title~~url-status=~~What is a simulated game? We asked former Blue Jays pitching coach Bruce Walton\|last=Leaguer\|first=Minor~~live\|access-date=August 2829, 2015\|work=~~BlueBirdBanter~~Bluebird Banter\|publisher=[[~~Vox~~SB ~~Media, Inc.~~Nation]]\|~~accessdate~~archive-url=~~29 August~~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 \|archive-date=2015-08-31 }}</ref> and was replaced by [[Mike Cather]].<ref>{{cite news\|last=Birch\|first=Tommy\|date=December 17, 2014\|title=Will Iowa Cubs fans see Kris Bryant in D.M. next year?\|work=[[The Des Moines Register]]\|publisher=\|url=http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/baseball/iowa-cubs/2014/12/17/iowa-cubs-kris-bryant-marty-pevey/20548889/\|~~title=Will Iowa Cubs fans see Kris Bryant in D.M. next year?\|last=Birch\|first=Tommy\|~~access-date=~~December~~August 1729, ~~2014\|publisher=[[Des Moines Register]]\|accessdate=29 August~~ 2015}}</ref> Walton was named as the pitching coach for the [[Jupiter Hammerheads]] in the [[Miami Marlins]] organization for the 2018 season.<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Levin\|first=David M.\|date=January 24, 2018\|title=Jupiter Hammerheads Announce 2018 Coaching Staff\|url=https://247sports.com/mlb/marlins/Article/Jupiter-Hammerheads-Announce-2018-Coaching-Staff-114138785/\|access-date=January 17, 2022\|website=Miami Dugout\|language=en-US}}</ref> Walton was named as the pitching coach for the AA [[Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp]] of the [[Miami Marlins]] organization for the 2019 season.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Jumbo Shrimp Front Office And Coaching Staff - 2019\|url=https://www.baseballamerica.com/teams/3177/jacksonville-jumbo-shrimp/management/?year=2019\|url-status=live\|access-date=January 17, 2022\|website=[[Baseball America]]\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201214114212/https://www.baseballamerica.com/teams/3177/jacksonville-jumbo-shrimp/management/?year=2019 \|archive-date=2020-12-14 }}</ref> ==References== Line 48 ⟶ 52: ==External links== {{Baseballstats\|br=w/waltobr01 \| brm=walton001bru }} * [http://toronto.bluejays.mlb.com/team/coach_staff_bio.jsp?c_id=tor&coachorstaffid=511102194758 MLB biography] Line 54 ⟶ 58: [[Category:1962 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:~~Madison~~American ~~Muskies~~expatriate baseball players in Canada]] [[Category:~~Modesto~~Baseball ~~A's~~coaches ~~players~~from California]] [[Category:~~Huntsville Stars~~Baseball players from Bakersfield, California]] [[Category:~~Tacoma~~Colorado ~~Tigers~~Rockies players]] [[Category:Ottawa Lynx players]]▼ [[Category:Tucson Toros players]]▼ [[Category:Colorado Springs Sky Sox players]] [[Category:~~Baseball~~Hawaii ~~players~~Rainbow ~~from~~Warriors ~~California~~baseball players]] [[Category:Huntsville Stars players]] [[Category:Madison Muskies players]] [[Category:Major League Baseball pitchers]] [[Category:Oakland Athletics players]]▼ [[Category:Montreal Expos players]]▼ ▲[[Category:Colorado Rockies players]] [[Category:Toronto Blue Jays coaches]]▼ [[Category:Major League Baseball pitching coaches]] [[Category:~~Hawaii~~Minor ~~Rainbow Warriors~~league baseball ~~players~~coaches]] [[Category:Modesto A's players]] ▲[[Category:Montreal Expos players]] ▲[[Category:Oakland Athletics players]] ▲[[Category:Ottawa Lynx players]] [[Category:Pocatello Gems players]] [[Category:St. Paul Saints players]] [[Category:Tacoma Tigers players]] ▲[[Category:Toronto Blue Jays coaches]] ▲[[Category:Tucson Toros players]]