Donnie Walton

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Donnie Walton
Seattle Mariners – No. 8
Infielder
Born: (1994-05-25) May 25, 1994 (age 27)
Dallas, Texas
Bats: LeftThrows: Right
MLB debut
September 10, 2019, for the Seattle Mariners
MLB statistics
(through July 24, 2021)
Batting average .196
Home runs 2
Runs batted in 12
Teams

Donovan R. Walton (born May 25, 1994) is an American professional baseball infielder for the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball (MLB).

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Career

Walton attended Bishop Kelley High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma. [1] Walton was drafted by the New York Mets in the 36th round of the 2012 MLB draft, but did not sign. [2] Walton attended Oklahoma State University, where he played college baseball for the Cowboys. [3] [4] 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. [5] [6]

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. [4] Walton was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 5th round of the 2016 MLB draft and signed with them. [7]

Walton played for the Everett AquaSox with 2016, hitting .281/.361/.421/.782 with five home runs and 23 RBI. [8] 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. [9]

The Mariners selected Walton's contract and promoted him to the major leagues on September 10, 2019. [10] [11] [12] He made his major league debut that night as a defensive replacement versus the Cincinnati Reds. [13] In 2020, Walton recorded 2 hits in 13 at-bats across 5 games. [14]

On May 31, 2021, Walton hit his first career home run, a three-run shot off of James Kaprielian of the Oakland Athletics.

Personal life

Walton’s father, Rob also played baseball at Oklahoma State prior to a minor league career with the Baltimore Orioles, eventually returning to OSU to serve as the pitching coach. His brother, Davis played football at the University of Tulsa.

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References

  1. ↑ Eric Bailey (May 24, 2016). "Donnie Walton's outstanding baseball career has Tulsa roots". Tulsa World . Retrieved September 9, 2019.
  2. ↑ Thomas Hatch (June 10, 2016). "Five Cowboys Picked On Day Two Of MLB Draft". okstate.com. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
  3. ↑ John Helsley (May 29, 2013). "Oklahoma State baseball: Donnie Walton proves himself". The Oklahoman . Retrieved September 9, 2019.
  4. 1 2 Nathan Ruiz (May 16, 2016). "'I gave it my all': Walton completing all-time great OSU career". ocolly.com. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Y-D's Walton crowned East MVP of All-Star game". capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Y-D's Walton, Bowden given Star of Stars Award". capecodbaseball.org. August 13, 2015. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  7. ↑ "5 from Oklahoma State chosen in Major League Baseball draft". Fox 25 . Associated Press. June 11, 2016. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
  8. ↑ Jesse Geleynse (August 4, 2016). "Dad had a front-row seat for AquaSox player's college career". The Herald . Retrieved September 9, 2019.
  9. ↑ Tim Cooper (September 4, 2019). "Travelers' Walton familiar with Tulsa". Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette . Retrieved September 9, 2019.
  10. ↑ MarinersPR (September 10, 2019). "Mariners Select Justin Dunn, Kyle Lewis, Donnie Walton and Art Warren from AA Arkansas". MLB.com . Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  11. ↑ Donnie Walton (September 9, 2019). "Walton Gets The Call To The Big Leagues With Seattle". okstate.com. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
  12. ↑ Kate Preusser (September 9, 2019). "Mariners to call up Kyle Lewis, Donnie Walton from Double-A Arkansas". Lookout Landing. SB Nation . Retrieved September 9, 2019.
  13. ↑ Greg Johns (September 11, 2019). "Lewis' 1st homer 'like an out-of-body experience'". MLB.com . Retrieved September 11, 2019.
  14. ↑ https://www.lookoutlanding.com/2021/2/24/22298696/40-in-40-donovan-walton
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