Donnie Elliott

Who is Donnie Elliott?

Donald Glenn Elliott is a former right-handed Major League Baseball relief pitcher who played from 1994 to 1995 for the San Diego Padres. He was 6 ft 4 in and he weighed 190 pounds.

Prior to being drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the seventh round of the 1987 draft, Elliott attended Deer Park High School and then San Jacinto College. He began his professional career in 1988, as a starting pitcher. Pitching for the Martinsville Phillies, he went 4–2 with a 3.66 ERA, striking out 77 batters in 59 innings pitched that season.

In 1989, he pitched for the Batavia Clippers and Spartanburg Phillies, going a combined 6–4 with a 1.88. He did not play affiliated professional baseball in 1990 due to injury.

Splitting the 1991 season between the Spartanburg Phillies and Clearwater Phillies, Elliott went a combined 11–9 with a 3.25 ERA. On December 9, he was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the Rule 5 draft, however he was returned to the Phillies on April 1, 1992.

On May 28, 1992, he was traded to the Atlanta Braves for Ben Rivera. In 103²⁄₃ innings with the Greenville Braves, he went 7–2 with a 2.08 ERA.