Mark Payton

Mark D. Payton (born December 7, 1991) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Mark Payton
Payton with the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders in 2016
Cincinnati Reds
Outfielder
Born: (1991-12-07) December 7, 1991
Orland Park, Illinois
Bats: Left Throws: Left

Amateur career

Payton was first drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 31st round of the 2010 MLB draft out of St. Rita of Cascia High School in Chicago, Illinois.[1] He did not sign with the Twins and went on to play college baseball at the University of Texas at Austin for the Longhorns.[2][3] While at Texas, he had a Big-12 record 101 straight games getting on base.[4][5] After his junior season he was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 16th round of the 2013 MLB Draft, but did not sign and returned to Texas for his senior season.[6] In 2013, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[7] Payton played in 234 games during his four-year college career, batting .318/.425/.444 with seven home runs.

Professional career

New York Yankees

Payton was then drafted by the New York Yankees in the seventh round of the 2014 MLB draft.[8] He signed and spent 2014 with both the Charleston RiverDogs[9] and Tampa Yankees, slashing .320/.418/.497 with four home runs over 48 total games.

In 2015, he played for both Tampa and the Trenton Thunder, batting a combined .267/.346/.368 with six home runs and 52 RBIs.

In 2016, he played for Tampa, Trenton, and the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders, batting a combined .282/.358/.423 with ten home runs and 62 RBIs.

In 2017, he played for Trenton and Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, batting .256/.313/.389 with six home runs and 23 RBIs in 94 total games.[10]

Oakland Athletics

During the 2018 Winter Meetings, the Oakland Athletics selected Payton from the Yankees in the minor league phase of the Rule 5 draft.[11]

In 2019, Payton played for the AAA Las Vegas Aviators, batting .334/.400/.653 with 80 runs, 30 home runs, and 97 RBIs (8th in the Pacific Coast League) in 395 at bats.[12][13] He was the PCL Player of the Week on July 14.[14]

After the season, on October 10, 2019, he was selected for the United States national baseball team in the 2019 WBSC Premier 12.[15]

Cincinnati Reds

On December 12, 2019, Payton was selected by the Cincinnati Reds in the 2019 Rule 5 draft.[16] On July 21, 2020, Payton was returned by the Reds to the Athletics. On August 7, 2020, Payton was traded back to Cincinnati in exchange for cash considerations.

See also

References
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  2. "The Inside Scoop: St. Rita baseball player Mark Payton commits to Texas". blogs.chicagosports.chicagotribune.com.
  3. "Disabato: St. Rita grad Mark Payton a big hit at Texas". suntimes.com.
  4. Ex-St. Rita Star Mark Payton Extends On-Base Streak to 100 Games With Homer Archived 2014-11-01 at the Wayback Machine
  5. "Mark Payton, Nathan Thornhill decisions paved way for the Longhorns to reach College World Series". The Dallas Morning News. 13 June 2014.
  6. "Texas Longhorns outfielder Mark Payton will return for his senior season". The Dallas Morning News. 12 July 2013.
  7. "#2 Mark Payton". pointstreak.com. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
  8. Bryan Hoch (June 6, 2014). "Yanks select Texas outfielder Payton in seventh round". MLB.com. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  9. AndrewMiller. "RiverDogs outfielder Mark Payton thankful he returned to Texas for senior season". The Post and Courier.
  10. "Mark Payton Stats, Highlights, Bio". MiLB.com. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
  11. "2018 Rule 5 Draft results: Pick-by-pick". MLB.com. December 13, 2018. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  12. Jordan Wolf (November 22, 2019). "Brown, Payton pilot polished A's pack". MiLB.com. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  13. "Mark Payton College & Minor Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2019-11-10.
  14. "Mark Payton Stats, Highlights, Bio". MiLB.com. Retrieved 2019-11-10.
  15. "USA Baseball Names Premier12 Roster". USA Baseball. October 10, 2019. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
  16. "Tigers take RHP Rony Garcia from Yankees with top pick in Rule 5 draft". ESPN.com. December 12, 2019. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
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