American professional baseball pitcher Connor Danford Overton was born on July 24, 1993. He plays for the Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has participated in MLB games for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Toronto Blue Jays.
Overton was raised in the Mechanicsville neighborhood of Richmond, Virginia, where he was born. He went to Atlee High School, where he mainly played shortstop and was a relief pitcher.
At Old Dominion, Overton played college baseball. The Miami Marlins selected Overton in the fifteenth round of the 2014 Major League Baseball Draft. With the Low-A Batavia Muckdogs, Overton made his professional debut, throwing to a 4.71 ERA in 17 appearances.
Overton signed into a minor league agreement with the Washington Nationals organization on July 17, 2015. With a 3.72 ERA in 12 games, he split the rest of the season with the Low-A Auburn Doubledays.
On April 13, 2016, Overton signed a contract with the independent Sioux City Explorers of the American Association of Professional Baseball. Overton and the San Francisco Giants agreed to a minor league contract on August 11, 2016.
Overton and the Cincinnati Reds agreed to a minor league deal on November 17, 2021, after he has previously played for the Lancaster Barnstormers, Toronto Blue Jays, and the Pittsburgh Pirates.