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Matt Morris is a former starting pitcher in the major leagues. Morris played for three teams the St.Louis Cardinals, San Francisco Giants, and the Pittsburgh Pirates. |
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'''''Bold text'''''{{Infobox MLB player|name=Matt Morris|image=Matt Morris.jpg|width=|position=Starting pitcher|team=Retirednumber=--|bats=Right|throws=Right|birthdate={{birth date and age|1974|8|9}}|debutdate=June 4|debutyear=1997|debutteam=St. Louis Cardinals|statyear=2007|stat1label=[[Win (baseball)|Win-Loss]]|stat1value=121-88|stat2label=[[Earned Run Average]]|stat2value=3.91|stat3label=[[Strikeout]]s|stat3value=1205|teams=<nowiki></nowiki>*[[St. Louis Cardinals]] ({{by|1997}}-{{by|1998}}, {{by|2000}}-{{by|2005}})*[[San Francisco Giants]] ({{by|2006}}-{{by|2007}})*[[Pittsburgh Pirates]] ({{by|2007}}-{{by|2008}})}}'''Matthew Christian Morris''' (born [[August 9]] [[1974]] in [[Middletown, New York]]) is a [[Major League Baseball]] [[right-handed]] [[starting pitcher]] who is currently a [[free agent]]. Morris attended [[Valley Central High School]][http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/M/matt-morris.shtml] in New York before starring at [[Seton Hall University]] in [[New Jersey]], he was drafted 12th overall in the June [[1995]] [[free agent]] draft by the [[St. Louis Cardinals]]. Morris did well in the [[Minor league baseball|minor leagues]], reaching the majors in [[1997 in sports|1997]]. He posted some solid numbers, winning 12 games with a 3.19 [[earned run average|ERA]]. Unfortunately, in [[1999 in sports|1999]] he had to undergo [[Tommy John surgery]] after he was injured in [[spring training]]. Morris became the ace of the Cardinals' pitching staff once again in [[2001 in baseball|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 as he won 22 games with 185 [[strikeout]]s and a 3.16 ERA. In [[2002 in baseball|2002]] he won 17 games and made his second All-Star appearance. In [[2004 in baseball|2004]], Morris was awarded an incentive-laden one-year contract after he won 15 games on a Cardinals team that made the [[2004 World Series|World Series]]. Statistically, he had his worst season as he also lost 10 games for the first time in his career and had a 4.72 ERA, also a career high.In the [[2005 in baseball|2005]] season, Morris had a revival of sorts. He underwent surgery during the 2004/2005 off-season, started the season 8-0 with a 3.16 [[earned run average|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. However, he had a tough second half of the season, going only 4-7 with a 5.55 ERA. He was still the number three starter for the [[St. Louis Cardinals|Cardinals]] in the [[playoffs]], behind ace [[Chris Carpenter]], and [[Mark Mulder]]. In the especially thin free-agent market of the 2005/2006 offseason, Morris was being touted as one of the best available pitchers.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 in baseball|2006]], going 10-15 with a 4.98 ERA [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/10/03/SPG43LH1VE1.DTL].Prior to the 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. On July 31, 2007, Matt was traded to the [[Pittsburgh Pirates]] for centerfield prospect [[Rajai Davis]] and pitcher Stephen MacFarland.Morris started off the {{by|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>http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080427&content_id=2597858&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb</ref> [http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080427&content_id=2597858&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb]Married his wife, Heather Reader, on December 7th, 2002. They have a daughter, Harper Addison, born on October 29th, 2007.==See also==* [[List of Major League Baseball wins champions]]==References=={{reflist}}==Awards=={{start box}}{{succession box| title = [[List of Major League Baseball wins champions|National League Wins Champion]]| years = [[2001]]<br>(with [[Curt Schilling]])| before = [[Tom Glavine]]| after = [[Randy Johnson (pitcher)|Randy Johnson]]}}{{succession box | before = [[Andrés Galarraga]] | title = [[MLB Comeback Player of the Year Award|NL Comeback Player of the Year]]| years = [[2001]]| after = [[Mike Lieberthal]]}}{{end box}}==External Links==*{{baseballstats |mlb=119403 |espn=3623 |br=m/morrima01 |fangraphs=1172 |cube=M/Matt-Morris}}*[http://www.sportsline.com/mlb/players/playerpage/7905 CBS Sports Line] -daily updates{{NL Comeback Players of the Year}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Morris, Matt}}[[Category:1974 births]][[Category:Living people]][[Category:Major league pitchers]][[Category:St. Louis Cardinals players]][[Category:San Francisco Giants players]][[Category:Pittsburgh Pirates players]][[Category:Major league players from New York]][[Category:National League All-Stars]][[Category:National League wins champions]][[ja:マット・モリス]] |
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Morris is a former Valley central graduate. In June of 1992, the brewers selected Morris in the 25th round, but morris decided to go to Seton Hall and three years later was selected by the St.Louis Cardinals, first round twelvth overall. Morris started his major league career in 1997 when he went 12-9. That year he finished second in rookie of the year voting and led all rookies in strikeouts and ERA. Morris in 2001 went |
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22-8 finished third in cy young voting. Morris than went on to pitch three more impressive seasons his most notable out of them was in 2002 when he went 17-8 and had a 3.42 ERA. In 2004 Morris pitched against the Red soxs and was rocked. |
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Revision as of 22:44, 29 April 2008
Matt Morris is a former starting pitcher in the major leagues. Morris played for three teams the St.Louis Cardinals, San Francisco Giants, and the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Biography Morris is a former Valley central graduate. In June of 1992, the brewers selected Morris in the 25th round, but morris decided to go to Seton Hall and three years later was selected by the St.Louis Cardinals, first round twelvth overall. Morris started his major league career in 1997 when he went 12-9. That year he finished second in rookie of the year voting and led all rookies in strikeouts and ERA. Morris in 2001 went
22-8 finished third in cy young voting. Morris than went on to pitch three more impressive seasons his most notable out of them was in 2002 when he went 17-8 and had a 3.42 ERA. In 2004 Morris pitched against the Red soxs and was rocked.
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