Mark D. Payton (born December 7, 1991) is an American professional baseball outfielder who is a free agent.

[8] He signed and spent 2014 with both the Charleston RiverDogs[9] and Tampa Yankees, slashing .320/.418/.497 with four home runs over 48 total games.

In 2016, he played for Tampa, Trenton, and the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders, batting a combined .282/.358/.423 with ten home runs and 62 RBIs.

[10] During the 2018 Winter Meetings, the Oakland Athletics selected Payton from the Yankees in the minor league phase of the Rule 5 draft.

[14] After the season, on October 10, 2019, he was selected for the United States national baseball team in the 2019 WBSC Premier 12.

[20] On March 28, 2022, Payton signed a minor league deal with the Chicago White Sox organization.

On September 3, the White Sox selected Payton's contract, adding him to the major league roster.