Kevin Morgan (baseball)

Summary

Kevin Lee Morgan (born December 3, 1969) is a former Major League Baseball player and current Minnesota Twins executive. In 1997, he had one at bat for the New York Mets, pitching hitting for Barry Manuel and popping out on the first pitch he saw in the Major Leagues; he finished the game by playing two innings in the field at third base.[1]

Kevin Morgan
Third baseman
Born: (1969-12-03) December 3, 1969 (age 54)
Lafayette, Louisiana
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
June 15, 1997, for the New York Mets
Last MLB appearance
June 15, 1997, for the New York Mets
MLB statistics
Batting average.000
Home runs0
Runs batted in0
Teams

He formerly served as the Mets' Director of Minor League Operations.

A native of Lafayette, Louisiana, Morgan attended Southeastern Louisiana University and in 1989 he played collegiate summer baseball with the Chatham A's of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[2] He was selected by Detroit Tigers in the 30th round of the 1991 MLB Draft. He was traded by the Tigers to the Mets in 1994, and appeared in a single major league game for the Mets in 1997.

References edit

  1. ^ "Boston Red Sox vs New York Mets Box Score: June 15, 1997". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League" (PDF). capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved January 9, 2020.

Sources edit

  • Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)