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MAJOR LEAGUE SUMMARY
2024
◆ Opened season with Triple-A Sacramento, batted .306 (104/340) with a .821 OPS and 28 extra-base hits in 99 games.
◆ Contract selected by San Francisco on Sept. 13 and finished the season with the Giants...Made season debut on Sept.
13 vs. SD, first MLB appearance since July 4, 2022...Batted .136 (3/22) with one home run in nine games in the Majors.
2022
◆ Began season with Triple-A Tacoma; recalled by Mariners on Apr. 16 and made MLB season debut on Apr. 23.
◆ Traded from Mariners to Giants on May 11 in exchange for RHP Prelander Berroa...Made SF debut on May 14 at
St. Louis and was optioned to Triple-A Sacramento on May 15.
◆ Had two more Major League stints with the Giants from May 25 to June 14 and from June 23 to July 5...Finished the
season with a .158 (12/76) batting average and nine extra-base hits in 25 games with Seattle and San Francisco.
◆ Placed on MiLB 7-day injured list on July 28...Sent on rehab assignment to ACL Giants Orange on Aug. 16.
◆ Landed on Giants 60-day injured list on Aug. 21 with right shoulder inflammation and missed the rest of the season.
2021
◆ Began season with Triple-A Tacoma, where he batted .304 (86/283) with 50 runs scored, 60 RBI, 34 extra-base
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hits and a .914 OPS in 69 games in 2021...Named Pacific Coast League Player of the Week for week of Aug. 15.
◆ Across five Major League stints with the Mariners, batted .206 (13/63) with a .619 OPS in 24 games...Hit first
career Major League home run on May 31 vs. OAK off RHP James Kaprielian.
2020
◆ Stationed at Mariners Alternate Training Site to begin the year...Appeared in five games for Mariners across two
MLB stints in 2020...Recorded two hits (one double) with three RBI in 14 plate appearances.
2019
◆ Opened season with Double-A Arkansas and batted .300 (144/480) with 72 runs scored, 36 extra-base hits, 50 RBI,
and a .817 OPS in 124 games...Named Mariners MiLB.com Organization All-Star for the third consecutive season...
Awarded Rawlings MiLB Gold Glove at shortstop after posting a .990 fielding percentage (377/381) in 902.1 innings
at the position...Also named a Texas League Mid-Season All-Star, his third minor league All-Star selection.
◆ Contract selected by Seattle Mariners on Sept. 10 and made Major League debut that night vs. CIN...Logged first
career Major League hit on Sept. 12...Appeared in seven games with Mariners to end the season.
NOTABLE MINOR LEAGUE AWARDS AND HONORS
◆ 2021 Pacific Coast League Player of the Week (Aug. 15).
◆ 2019 MiLB.com Organization All-Star...Texas League Mid-Season All-Star...Rawlings MiLB Gold Glove (SS).
◆ 2018 MiLB.com Organization All-Star...California League Mid-Season All-Star.
◆ 2017 MiLB.com Organization All-Star.
◆ 2016 Northwest League Mid-Season All-Star.
CAREER TRANSACTIONS
◆ June 6, 2012...Selected by Mets in the 36th round of First-Year Player Draft (did not sign).
◆ June 10, 2015...Selected by Brewers in the 23rd round of First-Year Player Draft (did not sign).
◆ June 10, 2015...Selected by Mariners in the fifth round of First-Year Player Draft (signed by Ty Bowman).
◆ Dec. 30, 2023...Traded by Mariners to Giants for RHP Prelander Berroa.
◆ Nov. 15, 2024...Signed by Mets as minor league free agent.
◆ July 1, 2025...Traded by Mets to Phillies for cash considerations.
◆ Dec. 12, 2025...Signed by Angels as minor league free agent.
PERSONAL/MISC
◆ Donovan Robert Walton...On X: @DWalt05
◆ Played three seasons at Oklahoma State University, where his father, Rob, was the pitching coach from 2013-2025.
◆ Attended Bishop Kelley HS (Tulsa, OK), where he played baseball, football, and basketball.
CAREER FIELDING
POS PCT G PO A E TC DP
2B .993 41 54 84 1 139 17
SS .973 23 20 53 2 75 6
OF .857 5 6 0 1 7 0
3B .667 3 0 2 1 3 1
P - 2 0 0 0 0 0
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