Mark Payton #4

Single...Attended the University of Texas from 2011-14...Reached base safely in 101 consecutive games over the 2013-14 seasons, the longest streak in Big 12 history...Is a 2011 graduate of Chicago's St. Rita of Cascia High School, the alma mater of former White Sox All-Star pitcher and longtime broadcaster Ed Farmer...Is an avid Chicago Blackhawks fan.

2023

Spent the season with Seibu in the Japanese League, hitting .215 (44-205) with five home runs and 22 RBI in 57 games.

2022

Spent most of the season with Class AAA Charlotte but also appeared in eight games with the White Sox...Made five starts in left field and one in center...His contract was selected from Charlotte on 9/2 … made his Sox debut on 9/3 vs. Minnesota as a pinch-runner … was optioned on 9/5 and recalled again on 9/24. l Made his first start on 9/24 vs. Detroit (0-for-2, 2 BB) … went 2-for-4 with his first career RBI on 9/29 at Minnesota...Was named a Triple-A All-Star by MiLB, and the designated hitter on the International League All-Star Team...Led the International League in slugging percentage (.539) and ranked among IL leaders in RBI (2nd, 95), total bases (2nd, 254), extra-base hits (3rd, 61), doubles (T3rd, 31), runs (T3rd, 85), OPS (2nd, .908), hits (5th, 138), average (6th, .293), homers (6th, 25) and on-base percentage (8th, .369)...Led the White Sox organizational in RBI, slugging percentage, OPS, extra-base hits and total bases...Recorded multi-homer games on 8/17 vs. Syracuse, 9/7 vs. Nashville and 9/11 vs. Nashville.

2021

Combined to hit .293/.360/.462 (85-290) with 19 doubles, eight homers and 33 RBI over 75 games between Class AAA Syracuse (New York-NL) and Class AAA Louisville (Cincinnati)...Opened the season at the Reds alternate training site in Louisville … appeared in 24 games over three stints with Cincinnati, all as a pinch hitter or defensive replacement...Was designated for assignment on 7/19 and traded to the Mets in exchange for cash considerations on 7/24 … spent the remainder of the season with Syracuse.

2020

In his Major League debut made eight apps for the Reds, including six starts in LF...Was one of five Reds players to make Major League debuts (OF Shogo Akiyama, RHP Tejay Antone, C Tyler Stephenson, SS Jose Garcia)...Began Summer Camp at the alternate training site...On 7/21, the Rule 5 draft selection cleared waivers and was returned to the Athletics...on 8/7 was re-acquired by the Reds for cash and was assigned to the alternate training site as part of the 60-man player pool...Joined the Reds' traveling party on 8/19 in Kansas City as part of the Taxi Squad...After four games on the Taxi Squad was added to the active 28-player roster on 8/22, when IF Josh VanMeter was optioned to the alternate training site...From 8/22-8/31 made all eight of his apps before he was optioned back to the alternate site on 9/1, the day after OF Brian Goodwin was acquired from the Angels...Had a second stint on the Taxi Squad for the final road trip of the season, a 3-game series at Min...Accompanied the team to the Wild Card Series at Atl as a member of the Postseason roster...was part of the 40-player pool but was not active for the two-game series sweep loss...With two outs in the top of the ninth inning of the 3-0 loss on 8/22 at StL, made his Major League debut as a pinch hitter and grounded out off Giovanny Gallegos...In the 6-2 loss on 8/23 at StL made his first Major League start, played LF (0-2)...In the fifth inning on 8/25 at Mil produced his first Major League hit, a double off Brandon Woodruff...Recorded all three of his hits over a four-game span from 8/25-8/29 in which he went 3-for-10 with a double.

2019

Was a non-roster invitee to the Athletics' Major League spring training camp and then for Class AAA Las Vegas produced the best season of his professional career...Was an MiLB.com Athletics Organizational All-Star...Twice was named Pacific Coast League Player of the Week (4/8-4/14, 7/8-7/14)...Ranked among the Pacific Coast League leaders in OPS (2nd, 1.053), slugging percentage (3rd), batting average (4th), RBI (8th), doubles (11th) and on-base percentage (11th)...Entered the season with 32 career HR over his first 5 professional seasons and 448 games.

2018

Spent the entire season with Class AAA Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, his first full season at the Class AAA level...Was limited to 80 games after missing nearly two months of the season due to surgery on his left knee.

2017

Combined to hit .256 (83-for-324) with 15 doubles, five homers, 23 RBI and 39 runs scored in 94 games between Class AA Trenton and Scranton/Wilkes-Barre...Opened the season with Trenton and appeared in 14 games before being promoted to Scranton.