Logan Morrison | |||
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Morrison with the Tampa Bay Rays in 2016
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Tampa Bay Rays – No. 7 | |||
First baseman / Designated Hitter | |||
Born: Kansas City, Missouri |
August 25, 1987 |||
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MLB debut | |||
July 27, 2010, for the Florida Marlins | |||
MLB statistics (through 2016 season) |
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Batting average | .245 | ||
Hits | 597 | ||
Home runs | 84 | ||
Runs batted in | 297 | ||
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Justis Logan Morrison (born August 25, 1987), nicknamed "LoMo", is an American professional baseball first baseman and designated hitter (DH) for the Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the Florida / Miami Marlins and Seattle Mariners. Entering the 2010 baseball season, Morrison was considered by Baseball America to be the #2 prospect in the Florida Marlins farm system, and the #20 overall prospect. He played in the 2010 MLB All-Star Futures Game in Anaheim, California. On July 27, 2010, he was called up to the major leagues by the Marlins, and made his debut that night.
Logan Morrison was born in Kansas City, Missouri, and moved around a lot with his father, who served in the United States Coast Guard. He lived briefly in Wilmington, North Carolina, between the ages of 8 and 12 before returning to the Midwest.
Morrison was drafted after his senior year (2005) from Northshore High School in Slidell, Louisiana by the Florida Marlins in the 22nd Round, but decided to attend Maple Woods (MO) Community College, and was signed as a draft-and-follow prior to the 2006 Major League Baseball draft.
In his freshman year, Morrison batted .436 with 9 home runs, 45 RBIs. He led the Monarchs with a .532 OB%, .743 SLG% & 1.275 OPS with a 29-13 BB-K ratio. He made only 3 errors, good for a .977 fielding percentage.