BIOGRAPHY
Donald Scott Peters was born on December 12, 1995 in Glendora, California. He is an outfielder in the MLB.
Peters attended Glendora High School in Glendora, California. He was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 36th round of the 2014 Major League Baseball Draft, but did not sign and attended Western Nevada College, where he played college baseball. After one year at Western Nevada, he was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 36th round of the 2015 MLB Draft, but again did not sign and returned to Western Nevada. In 2016, he was the Scenic West Athletic Conference Player of the Year. After the season, Peters was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the fourth round of the 2016 Major League Baseball Draft and signed, turning down a scholarship offer from California State University, Fullerton. Peters was initially committed to Cal State Fullerton out of high school.
Peters spent his first professional season with the Ogden Raptors where he posted a .351 batting average with 13 home runs, 48 RBIs and a 1.052 OPS in 66 games. He spent 2017 with the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes and was named to the California League mid-season all-star team. In 132 games, he batted .276 with 27 home runs and 82 RBIs, and at the end of the season, was named to the post-season all-star team and was selected as the California League Most Valuable Player. Peters spent 2018 with the Tulsa Drillers, batting .236 with 29 home runs and sixty RBIs in 132 games. He returned to Tulsa to begin 2019. Peters is the first player in baseball history to hit two home runs off of Madison Bumgarner in the same inning.
