Mark Payton
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| New York Yankees | |||
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| Born: July 7, 1991 Orland Park, Illinois |
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Mark D. Payton (born December 7, 1991) is an American professional baseball outfielder in the New York Yankees organization.
Career
Payton was first drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 31st round of the 2010 Major League Baseball 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] Payton played in 234 games during his four-year college career, batting .318/.425/.444 with seven home runs
Payton was then drafted by the New York Yankees in the seventh round of the 2014 Major League Baseball Draft.[7] He made his professional debut that season with the Charleston RiverDogs.[8] In August he was promoted to the Tampa Yankees. He finished his first professional season, batting .320/.418/.497 with four home runs over 48 games. In May, Payton received a call from the Yankees organization and was promoted to the Trenton Thunder, AA team.[9] He currently plays for the Thunder as an outfielder.
References
- ↑ Orland Park native eyeing MLB draft
- ↑ St. Rita baseball player Mark Payton commits to Texas
- ↑ Disabato: St. Rita grad Mark Payton a big hit at Texas
- ↑ Ex-St. Rita Star Mark Payton Extends On-Base Streak to 100 Games With Homer
- ↑ Mark Payton, Nathan Thornhill decisions paved way for the Longhorns to reach College World Series
- ↑ Texas Longhorns outfielder Mark Payton will return for his senior season
- ↑ Yanks select Texas outfielder Payton in seventh round
- ↑ RiverDogs outfielder Mark Payton thankful he returned to Texas for senior season
- ↑ http://m.mlb.com/player/592622/mark-payton/2015/career/R/hitting/MINORS
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Texas Longhorns bio
