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'''Matthew''' or '''Matt Morris''' may refer to: |
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{{Infobox MLB retired| |
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name=Matt Morris| |
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image=Matt Morris.jpg| |
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position=Starting pitcher| |
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bats=Right| |
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throws=Right| |
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birthdate={{birth date and age|1974|8|9}}| |
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debutdate=[[June 4]]| |
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debutyear={{by|1997}}| |
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debutteam=[[St. Louis Cardinals]]| |
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finaldate=[[April 26]]| |
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finalyear={{by|2008}}| |
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finalteam=[[Pittsburgh Pirates]]| |
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stat1label=[[Win (baseball)|Win-Loss]]| |
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stat1value=121-88| |
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stat2label=[[Earned Run Average|ERA]]| |
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stat2value=3.91| |
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stat3label=[[Strikeout]]s| |
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stat3value=1205| |
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teams=<nowiki></nowiki> |
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*[[St. Louis Cardinals]] ({{by|1997}}-{{by|2005}}) |
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*[[San Francisco Giants]] ({{by|2006}}-{{by|2007}}) |
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*[[Pittsburgh Pirates]] ({{by|2007}}-{{by|2008}}) |
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|highlights=<nowiki></nowiki> |
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* 2x [[MLB All-Star Game|All-Star]] selection (2001, 2002) |
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* [[National League|NL]] [[Win (baseball)|Wins]] Champion (2001) |
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* [[Matt Morris (baseball)]] (born 1974), Major League Baseball pitcher |
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'''Matthew Christian Morris''' (born [[August 9]] [[1974]] in [[Middletown, New York]]) is a former [[Major League Baseball]] [[right-handed]] [[starting pitcher]]. He retired on [[Mat 7]], {{by|2008}}.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080428&content_id=2605020&vkey=news_pit&fext=.jsp&c_id=pit | title=Report: Morris calls it quits Veteran right-hander was released by Pirates on Sunday| author=Jenifer Langosch|publisher=''[[MLB.com]]'' | date=2008-04-29 | accessdate=2008-04-29}}</ref> |
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* [[Matt Morris (musician)]] (born 1979), American musician |
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* [[Matt Morris (guitarist)]] (born 1970), musician, with Plaid Retina |
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* [[Matt Morris (engineer)]], British motor racing engineer, chief engineer of the McLaren Formula One team (2013–2018) |
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* [[Matthew Morris (politician)]] (1969–2020), Australian politician |
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* [[Matt Morris (wrestler)]], a professional wrestler, better known from his time in WWE as Aiden English. |
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Morris attended [[Valley Central High School]] in New York before starring at [[Seton Hall University]] in [[New Jersey]], he was drafted 12th overall in the June {{by|1995}} [[free agent]] draft by the [[St. Louis Cardinals]]. Morris pitched in the [[Minor league baseball|minor leagues]] in {{by|1996}} and {{by|1997}}, reaching the majors in 1997. In his first season, he won 12 games with a 3.19 [[Earned run average|ERA]]. In {{by|1999}}, he underwent [[Tommy John surgery]] after he was injured in [[spring training]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/M/matt-morris.shtml | title=Matt Morris Statistics| author=|publisher=''[[The Baseball Cube]]'' | date= | accessdate=2008-04-29}}</ref> |
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Morris became the ace of the Cardinals' pitching staff in {{by|2001}}, earning his first [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star]] selection and a 3rd place finish in the [[Cy Young Award|NL Cy Young]] voting. He won 22 games with 185 [[strikeout]]s and a 3.16 ERA. In {{by|2002}}, he won 17 games and made his second All-Star appearance. |
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In {{by|2004}}, Morris signed an incentive-laden one-year contract after he won 15 games on a Cardinals team that made the [[2004 World Series|World Series]]. In 2004, he lost 10 games for the first time in his career and had a 4.72 ERA, also a career high. |
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Morris underwent surgery during the 2004/{{by|2005}} off-season and started the season 8-0 with a 3.16 ERA, and was 10-2 with a 3.10 ERA at the time of the [[MLB_All_Star_Game|All-Star break]]. In fact, he was considered by many to be snubbed for the All-Star game. Morris went 4-7 with a 5.55 ERA after the All-Star break. He was the number three starter for the [[St. Louis Cardinals|Cardinals]] in the [[playoffs]], behind ace [[Chris Carpenter]], and [[Mark Mulder]]. In the thin free-agent market of the 2005/{{by|2006}} off-season, Morris was touted as one of the best available pitchers. |
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On [[December 12]], 2005, Morris signed a 3-year contract with the [[San Francisco Giants]] worth $27 million. He had an injury-filled year with the Giants in 2006, going 10-15 with a 4.98 ERA.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/10/03/SPG43LH1VE1.DTL | title=GIANTS NOTEBOOK Injured ribs affected Morris at end of season |
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| author=Henry Schulman|publisher=''[[The San Francisco Chronicle]]'' | date=2006-10-03 | accessdate=2008-04-29}}</ref> |
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Prior to the {{by|2007}} season, Morris changed his uniform number from 35, which he had worn for his entire career. Morris opted to wear number 22 instead, as a tribute to retired former teammate [[Mike Matheny]]. [[Rich Aurilia]] took the number 35 jersey. |
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On [[July 31]], 2007, Morris was traded to the [[Pittsburgh Pirates]] for centerfield prospect [[Rajai Davis]] and pitcher Stephen MacFarland. |
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Morris started off the 2008 season with a 0-4 record and a 9.67 ERA in 5 starts. On [[April 27]], 2008, Morris was released by the Pirates.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080427&content_id=2597858&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb | title=Morris released, hints at retiring Veteran right-hander winless in five starts this season| author=George Von Benko |publisher=''[[MLB.com]]'' | date=2008-04-27 | accessdate=2008-04-29}}</ref> He announced his retirement on [[May 7]], 2008. |
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Morris married his wife, Heather Reader, on [[December 7]], [[2002]]. They have a daughter, Harper Addison, born on [[October 29]], [[2007]]. |
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==See also== |
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* [[List of Major League Baseball wins champions]] |
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==References== |
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{{reflist}} |
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==Awards== |
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{{start box}} |
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{{succession box |
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| title = [[List of Major League Baseball wins champions|National League Wins Champion]] |
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| years = [[2001]]<br>(with [[Curt Schilling]]) |
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| before = [[Tom Glavine]] |
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| after = [[Randy Johnson (pitcher)|Randy Johnson]] |
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}}{{succession box | before = [[Andrés Galarraga]] | title = [[MLB Comeback Player of the Year Award|NL Comeback Player of the Year]]| years = [[2001]]| after = [[Mike Lieberthal]]}} |
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{{end box}} |
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==External Links== |
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*{{baseballstats |mlb=119403 |espn=3623 |br=m/morrima01 |fangraphs=1172 |cube=M/Matt-Morris}} |
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*[http://www.sportsline.com/mlb/players/playerpage/7905 CBS Sports Line] -daily updates |
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{{NL Comeback Players of the Year}} |
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[[Category:1974 births]] |
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[[Category:Living people]] |
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[[Category:Major league pitchers]] |
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[[Category:St. Louis Cardinals players]] |
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[[Category:San Francisco Giants players]] |
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[[Category:Pittsburgh Pirates players]] |
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[[Category:Major league players from New York]] |
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[[Category:National League All-Stars]] |
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[[Category:National League wins champions]] |
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[[Category:New Jersey Cardinals players]] |
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[[Category:Memphis Redbirds players]] |
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Latest revision as of 01:11, 13 October 2023
Matthew or Matt Morris may refer to:
- Matt Morris (baseball) (born 1974), Major League Baseball pitcher
- Matt Morris (musician) (born 1979), American musician
- Matt Morris (guitarist) (born 1970), musician, with Plaid Retina
- Matt Morris (engineer), British motor racing engineer, chief engineer of the McLaren Formula One team (2013–2018)
- Matthew Morris (politician) (1969–2020), Australian politician
- Matt Morris (wrestler), a professional wrestler, better known from his time in WWE as Aiden English.