Linton attended Canyon High School in Anaheim, California. He attended the University of California, Irvine, where he played college baseball for the Anteaters from 1984–1986.\n', '

Linton was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 43rd round of the 1986 Major League Baseball draft, signing with the Blue Jays on September 5, 1986. He made his professional baseball debut with the Myrtle Beach Blue Jays of the South Atlantic League in 1987, where he had a very impressive season, earning a 14–2 record and a 1.73 ERA in 21 games. He was promoted to the Knoxville Blue Jays of the Southern League late in the year. He pitched in only one game for Knoxville, allowing three runs in three innings.\n', '

Linton spent the 1988 season with the Dunedin Blue Jays of the Florida State League. An injury cut his season short, and he appeared in just twelve games, all in relief. He had a 2–1 record with a 1.63 ERA in 27.2 innings. He split the 1989 season with Dunedin and Knoxville, where he posted a combined record of 6–6 with a 2.68 ERA in 23 games, 14 of them starts.\n', '

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