6/10/2016: The Seattle Mariners select SS Donnie Walton in the fifth round of the Rule 4 Draft
As a high schooler, Donnie Walton was drafted by the Mets in the 36th round, but didn’t sign, opting instead to fulfill his commitment to Oklahoma State. After struggling in his two summers in the Cape Cod League, the Brewers took him in the 23rd round of 2015’s draft. But Donnie thought he could do better, so he decided to finish his degree and try again the next year. It paid off for him with the Mariners taking him in the fifth round as a senior sign a year later, Jerry Dipoto’s first draft as General Manager of the Seattle Mariners.