Donnie Walton

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Born
1994 (32 years old)
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Dallas, Texas, U.S.

Position
Infielder

Status
Active

Ethnicity
White

Team Number
29

Height
5' 9"

Weight
190 lbs

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Team
Athletics

League
MLB

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Description

Donovan Robert Walton (born May 25, 1994) is an American professional baseball infielder for the Athletics of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Seattle Mariners, San Francisco Giants, Philadelphia Phillies, and Los Angeles Angels. Walton played college baseball for the Oklahoma State Cowboys and was selected by the Seattle Mariners in the fifth round of the 2016 MLB draft. He made his MLB debut in 2019.

Amateur career
Walton attended Bishop Kelley High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He 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, playing primarily shortstop, along with a number of games at second base. 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 instead returned to OSU for his senior season. In 2016 in his senior season he batted .337/.428/.447. He was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 5th round of the 2016 MLB draft, after being noted for his plus glove and his ability to get on base, and signed with them.