Donnie Walton
Donovan R. Walton is an American professional baseball infielder for the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball.Career
Walton attended Bishop Kelley High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Walton was drafted by the New York Mets in the 36th round of the 2012 MLB draft, but did not sign. Walton attended Oklahoma State University, where he played college baseball for the Cowboys. In 2014 and 2015 he played collegiate summer baseball in the Cape Cod Baseball League for the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox, where he was named East Division MVP of the league's all-star game and co-MVP of the playoffs in Yarmouth-Dennis' 2015 championship season.
Walton was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 23rd round of the 2015 MLB draft, but did not sign and returned to OSU for his senior season. Walton was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 5th round of the 2016 MLB draft and signed with them.
Walton played for the Everett AquaSox with 2016, hitting.281/.361/.421/.782 with five home runs and 23 RBI. He split the 2017 season between the AZL Mariners and the Modesto Nuts, hitting a combined.271/.349/.388/.737 with four home runs and 29 RBI. In 2018, he split the season between Modesto and the Arkansas Travelers, hitting a combined.273/.365/.381/.746 with four home runs and 41 RBI. He returned to Arkansas for the 2019 minor league season, hitting.300/.381/.427/.808 with 11 home runs and 50 RBI.
The Mariners selected Walton's contract and promoted him to the major leagues on September 10, 2019. He made his major league debut that night as a defensive replacement versus the Cincinnati Reds.
