Daniel Murphy (baseball player)

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Daniel Murphy
Daniel Murphy in March 2016
Daniel Murphy in March 2016
Washington Nationals - No. 20
Second baseman
Born: April 1st, 1985
Jacksonville , United StatesUnited StatesUnited States 
Strikes: Left Throws: Right
Debut in Major League Baseball
August 2,  2008  at the  New York Mets
MLB stats
(until August 18, 2019)
Batting average    , 298
Hits    1,516
Home runs    133
Runs Batted In    706
Teams

Awards

Last update: August 19, 2019

Daniel Thomas Murphy (* 1. April 1985 in Jacksonville , Florida ) is an American baseball player in Major League Baseball . Murphy's regular position is that of second baseman , but he is also used as first baseman and outfielder . He has been playing for the Washington Nationals in the Eastern Division of the National League since the 2016 season . Murphy was previously with the New York Mets for eight years . At the. Murphy was traded to the Chicago Cubs on August 21, 2018 .

Career

2006 Murphy was committed in the 13th round of the MLB draft of the baseball organization of the New York Mets as an amateur . His salary from 2009 to date is estimated at approx. $ 26.4 million . Dan Murphy was nominated as a substitute for the 2014 MLB All-Star Game . After the 2015 season , Murphy turned down the Mets' new contract offer and became a free agent from November 2015 . In January 2016, he signed a three-season contract with the Nationals. On August 21, 2018, Daniel Murphy was tested to the Chicago Cubs .

Private

On June 9, 2014, Murphy accepted an invitation from the White House to speak for the government's Working Families Summit .

Web links

Commons : Daniel Murphy  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Daniel Murphy Statistics @ baseball-reference.com
  2. ^ Mets' Murphy Discusses Fatherhood at White House Meeting