Donnie Walton

About

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 playo...