Brian Deon Barton (born April 25, 1982) is an American former professional outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals and Atlanta Braves. Early life Barton attended Westchester High School in his hometown of Los Angeles. During his freshman year in 1997, Barton hit .407 and was the team's MVP and batting champion. In 1998, he batted .320 and led his team to the conference title. Barton led his team to the conference title again during his junior year in 1999, while batting .408 with 4 home runs and was an All-Conference Second-Team pick. In his last season at Westchester, Barton had his best season. He was once again named the team's MVP and batting champion while hitting .500 with 9 home runs, 47 RBI, and 14 stolen bases. He was also an All-City First-Team pick and was selected the All-Star Conference MVP. Above all of that, Barton's team won the conference championship. Following his senior season, Barton entered the Major League Baseball Draft. He was not selected until the 38th round, when the Los Angeles Dodgers took him as the 1,137th overall pick. Barton did not sign, opting to attend Loyola Marymount University. College career At Loyola Marymount, he played in 33 games as a freshman in . Barton batted just .196 with 2 home runs and 7 RBI in 46 at bats. Following the season, he transferred to the University of Miami. Barton sat out the season but returned to action in , batting .330 with 7 home runs and 54 RBI, leading his team to the College World Series Final 8. In , Barton played in 57 games and tied for first with a .371 batting average. After the 2004 season, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Orleans Cardinals of the Cape Cod Baseball League. Professional career Cleveland Indians Following his final season at the University of Miami, Barton was not drafted and signed with the Cleveland Indians on August 13, 2004. Because he signed with less than one month of the season left in the minor leagues, he did not play in 2004 In , Barton split the season between the Single-A Lake County Captains and the High Single-A Kinston Indians. Barton batted .414 with 4 home runs in limited action with Lake County (35 games) and .274 with 3 home runs in 64 games with Kinston. Barton earned the