Mark Payton
Mark David Payton
Born: December 7, 1991
Orland Park, IL US
Primary Position: Outfield
All Position(s) Played: CF, LF, RF
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 190
Draft: Round 31 (2010 June Amateur Draft, Minnesota Twins)
Draft: Round 16 (2013 June Amateur Draft, Cleveland Indians)
Draft: Round 7 (2014 June Amateur Draft, New York Yankees)
Draft: Round 2 (2018 Rule V (3A phase), Oakland Athletics)
Draft: Round 1 (2019 Rule V Draft, Cincinnati Reds)
School: St. Rita (IL) HS
Texas
Career: 2014-2024
Major League Statistics
Mark Payton has compiled a career batting average of .291 with 105 home runs and 461 RBI in his 1141-game career with the Charleston RiverDogs, Tampa Yankees, Trenton Thunder, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders, Las Vegas Aviators, Syracuse Mets, Louisville Bats, Charlotte Knights and Saitama Seibu Lions. He began playing during the 2014 season and has taken the field during the 2024 campaign.
 Tampa Yankees |
 Charleston RiverDogs |
 Trenton Thunder |
 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders |
 Las Vegas Aviators |
 Syracuse Mets |
 Louisville Bats |
 Charlotte Knights |
 Saitama Seibu Lions |
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Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Advanced A | FLOR | Tampa Yankees | 26 | 111 | 91 | 14 | 26 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 17 | .286 | .396 | .495 | .891 | 45 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2014 | A | SALL3 | Charleston RiverDogs | 22 | 97 | 84 | 16 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 15 | .357 | .443 | .500 | .943 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | AA | EL | Trenton Thunder | 72 | 297 | 264 | 28 | 66 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 34 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 60 | .250 | .315 | .348 | .664 | 92 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| 2015 | Advanced A | FLOR | Tampa Yankees | 49 | 216 | 182 | 33 | 53 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 32 | .291 | .390 | .396 | .785 | 72 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | AA | EL | Trenton Thunder | 97 | 381 | 338 | 53 | 92 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 47 | 8 | 2 | 31 | 50 | .272 | .337 | .408 | .745 | 138 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 4 |
| 2016 | Advanced A | FLOR | Tampa Yankees | 24 | 98 | 81 | 15 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 18 | .309 | .418 | .469 | .888 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | 2 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .429 | .556 | .571 | 1.127 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | 80 | 296 | 268 | 33 | 73 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 51 | .272 | .334 | .407 | .741 | 109 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2017 | AA | EL | Trenton Thunder | 14 | 59 | 56 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 16 | .179 | .203 | .304 | .507 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | 62 | 237 | 197 | 29 | 51 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 2 | 6 | 34 | 49 | .259 | .368 | .401 | .769 | 79 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 2019 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas Aviators | 118 | 447 | 395 | 80 | 132 | 30 | 3 | 30 | 97 | 7 | 4 | 45 | 76 | .334 | .400 | .653 | 1.053 | 258 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 2021 | AAA | AAAE | Louisville Bats | 35 | 151 | 139 | 19 | 39 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 23 | .281 | .331 | .446 | .777 | 62 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | AAA | AAAE | Syracuse Mets | 40 | 174 | 151 | 23 | 46 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 27 | .305 | .385 | .477 | .862 | 72 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2022 | AAA | IL | Charlotte Knights | 119 | 539 | 471 | 85 | 138 | 31 | 5 | 25 | 95 | 15 | 6 | 54 | 76 | .293 | .369 | .539 | .908 | 254 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 2024 | AAA | IL | Charlotte Knights | 112 | 479 | 417 | 70 | 129 | 30 | 2 | 10 | 53 | 5 | 7 | 53 | 81 | .309 | .383 | .463 | .846 | 193 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| Totals | 872 | 3591 | 3141 | 505 | 913 | 181 | 33 | 105 | 461 | 65 | 48 | 370 | 591 | .291 | .366 | .470 | .836 | 1475 | 39 | 24 | 23 | 33 | 13 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | A | SALL3 | Charleston RiverDogs | RF | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.667 |
| 2014 | Advanced A | FLOR | Tampa Yankees | CF | 24 | 52 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .981 | 2.167 |
| 2014 | Advanced A | FLOR | Tampa Yankees | OF | 24 | 52 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .981 | 2.167 |
| 2014 | A | SALL3 | Charleston RiverDogs | OF | 22 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .974 | 1.682 |
| 2014 | A | SALL3 | Charleston RiverDogs | CF | 16 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .964 | 1.688 |
| 2015 | AA | EL | Trenton Thunder | OF | 64 | 135 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.172 |
| 2015 | Advanced A | FLOR | Tampa Yankees | LF | 5 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .923 | 2.400 |
| 2015 | Advanced A | FLOR | Tampa Yankees | OF | 47 | 100 | 1 | 4 | 1 | .962 | 2.149 |
| 2015 | AA | EL | Trenton Thunder | RF | 34 | 63 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.941 |
| 2015 | Advanced A | FLOR | Tampa Yankees | CF | 25 | 59 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .952 | 2.400 |
| 2015 | AA | EL | Trenton Thunder | CF | 20 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.500 |
| 2015 | Advanced A | FLOR | Tampa Yankees | RF | 18 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.611 |
| 2015 | AA | EL | Trenton Thunder | LF | 10 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.300 |
| 2016 | AA | EL | Trenton Thunder | OF | 85 | 153 | 11 | 1 | 2 | .994 | 1.929 |
| 2016 | AA | EL | Trenton Thunder | LF | 80 | 142 | 10 | 1 | 2 | .993 | 1.900 |
| 2016 | AA | EL | Trenton Thunder | CF | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.500 |
| 2016 | Advanced A | FLOR | Tampa Yankees | LF | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.250 |
| 2016 | AA | EL | Trenton Thunder | RF | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 2016 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | OF | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.500 |
| 2016 | Advanced A | FLOR | Tampa Yankees | OF | 17 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 2016 | Advanced A | FLOR | Tampa Yankees | CF | 12 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.167 |
| 2016 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2016 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | RF | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 |
| 2016 | Advanced A | FLOR | Tampa Yankees | RF | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 |
| 2017 | AA | EL | Trenton Thunder | LF | 7 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .938 | 2.143 |
| 2017 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | OF | 51 | 89 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .968 | 1.804 |
| 2017 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | CF | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.200 |
| 2017 | AA | EL | Trenton Thunder | RF | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.667 |
| 2017 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | LF | 24 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .972 | 1.458 |
| 2017 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | RF | 22 | 49 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .962 | 2.318 |
| 2017 | AA | EL | Trenton Thunder | OF | 11 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .962 | 2.273 |
| 2017 | AA | EL | Trenton Thunder | CF | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.000 |
| 2018 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | OF | 55 | 108 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .982 | 2.000 |
| 2018 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | LF | 40 | 68 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .986 | 1.750 |
| 2018 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | RF | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.333 |
| 2018 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | CF | 12 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .968 | 2.500 |
| 2019 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas Aviators | LF | 64 | 94 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .990 | 1.547 |
| 2019 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas Aviators | CF | 5 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.600 |
| 2019 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas Aviators | RF | 43 | 67 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.698 |
| 2019 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas Aviators | OF | 106 | 173 | 12 | 1 | 1 | .995 | 1.745 |
| 2021 | AAA | AAAE | Louisville Bats | LF | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 2021 | AAA | AAAE | Syracuse Mets | RF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .333 |
| 2021 | AAA | AAAE | Syracuse Mets | CF | 20 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.650 |
| 2021 | AAA | AAAE | Louisville Bats | CF | 18 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.056 |
| 2021 | AAA | AAAE | Syracuse Mets | LF | 15 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .966 | 1.867 |
| 2021 | AAA | AAAE | Louisville Bats | RF | 11 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.818 |
| 2022 | AAA | IL | Charlotte Knights | CF | 69 | 153 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .987 | 2.246 |
| 2022 | AAA | IL | Charlotte Knights | LF | 26 | 41 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .977 | 1.615 |
| 2022 | AAA | IL | Charlotte Knights | RF | 14 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .943 | 2.357 |
| 2024 | AAA | IL | Charlotte Knights | RF | 8 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .933 | 1.750 |
| 2024 | AAA | IL | Charlotte Knights | LF | 74 | 134 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .986 | 1.865 |
| 2024 | AAA | IL | Charlotte Knights | CF | 10 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| Totals | 1141 | 2114 | 91 | 32 | 14 | .986 | 1.933 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | A | South Atlantic League | Charleston RiverDogs | NYA | July 5, 2014 | August 1, 2014 |
| 2014 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Tampa Yankees | NYA | August 3, 2014 | August 31, 2014 |
| 2015 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Tampa Yankees | NYA | April 9, 2015 | June 17, 2015 |
| 2015 | AA | Eastern League | Trenton Thunder | NYA | June 2, 2015 | September 6, 2015 |
| 2016 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Tampa Yankees | NYA | April 8, 2016 | May 6, 2016 |
| 2016 | AA | Eastern League | Trenton Thunder | NYA | May 18, 2016 | September 5, 2016 |
| 2016 | AAA | International League | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | NYA | September 2, 2016 | September 4, 2016 |
| 2017 | AAA | International League | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | NYA | April 8, 2017 | August 26, 2017 |
| 2017 | AA | Eastern League | Trenton Thunder | NYA | May 29, 2017 | September 3, 2017 |
| 2018 | AAA | International League | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | NYA | June 1, 2018 | September 3, 2018 |
| 2019 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Las Vegas Aviators | OAK | April 5, 2019 | September 2, 2019 |
| 2021 | AAA | AAA East | Louisville Bats | CIN | May 4, 2021 | July 18, 2021 |
| 2021 | AAA | AAA East | Syracuse Mets | NYN | July 27, 2021 | October 2, 2021 |
| 2022 | AAA | International League | Charlotte Knights | CHA | April 5, 2022 | September 23, 2022 |
| 2023 | Foreign Major | Japan Pacific League | Saitama Seibu Lions | |||
| 2024 | AAA | International League | Charlotte Knights | CHA | March 29, 2024 | September 22, 2024 |
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