Shawn Barton

Who is Shawn Barton?

Shawn Edward Barton is an American professional baseball scout and a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher who appeared in 73 games pitched for the Seattle Mariners and San Francisco Giants. Born in Los Angeles, California, he threw left-handed, batted right-handed, stood 6 feet 3 inches tall and weighed 195 pounds.

Barton attended the University of Nevada, Reno, and was selected by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 21st round of the 1984 Major League Baseball Draft. He later passed into the organizations of the New York Mets and Atlanta Braves before signing with the Mariners as a free agent. He made his MLB debut with them, at age 29, in August 1992 and worked in 14 games and 12¹⁄₃ innings pitched during the course of the season, allowed ten hits and seven bases on balls, and compiled an earned run average of 2.92, with do decisions and no saves. However, he spent all of 1993 with the Mariners' Triple-A affiliate, the Calgary Cannons, and was released at the end of the campaign.

Signed by the Giants, he spent all of 1994 and the early weeks of 1995 with the Triple-A Phoenix Firebirds before his recall in May.