Cody Bolton

Carl Donovan "Cody" Bolton (born June 19, 1998) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2023 for the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Amateur career
Bolton attended Tracy High School in Tracy, California. As a senior, he went 9–2 with a 1.13 ERA, striking out 97 batters in 68 innings. After his senior year, he was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the sixth round of the 2017 Major League Baseball draft. He signed with the Pirates, forgoing his commitment to play college baseball at the University of Michigan.

Pittsburgh Pirates
After signing, Bolton made his professional debut with the Rookie-level Gulf Coast Pirates. In nine starts, he pitched to a 3.16 ERA. Bolton spent 2018 with the West Virginia Power of the Single-A South Atlantic League, going 3–3 with a 3.65 ERA in nine starts, and began 2019 with the Bradenton Marauders of the High-A Florida State League, where he was named Pitcher of the Week on May 13 as well as an All-Star. He was promoted to the Altoona Curve of the Double-A Eastern League in June. Over 21 starts between the two clubs, Bolton went 8–6 with a 3.28 ERA, striking out 102 over $101 2⁄3$ innings. He did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

He began the 2021 season on the injured list with a knee injury and underwent surgery in May, forcing him to miss the whole season. He was assigned to the Indianapolis Indians of the Triple-A International League for the 2022 season. Over thirty games (14 starts), he went 4-2 with a 3.09 ERA and 82 strikeouts over $75 2⁄3$ innings. Bolton was assigned to Indianapolis to begin the 2023 season, where he made 8 appearances and posted a 2.38 ERA with 14 strikeouts in 11.1 innings pitched.

On April 26, 2023, Bolton was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time. He made 16 appearances for the Pirates during his rookie campaign, but struggled to a 6.33 ERA with 22 strikeouts across $21 1⁄3$ innings of work.

Seattle Mariners
On November 2, 2023, Bolton was traded to the Seattle Mariners in exchange for cash considerations.