Donald attended Buchanan High School in Clovis, California, where his father is the coach of the baseball team.

On July 29, 2009, the Phillies traded Donald, along with Carlos Carrasco, Lou Marson, and Jason Knapp to the Cleveland Indians for Cliff Lee and Ben Francisco.

[9] On May 18, 2010, replacing injured Cleveland Indians shortstop Asdrúbal Cabrera, Donald played against the Tampa Bay Rays and recorded his first major league hit on his first plate appearance.

In his second at bat, he singled to right field against Rays starter David Price to begin his major league career 2-for-2.

Cleveland acquired Drew Stubbs from the Reds and Trevor Bauer, Matt Albers and Bryan Shaw from the Diamondbacks.

[14] Donald and Indians backup catcher Lou Marson were selected to the United States national baseball team.