Akeel Morris
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Morris with the New York Mets
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| New York Mets – No. 64 | |||
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| Born: November 14, 1992 St. Thomas, Virgin Islands |
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| MLB debut | |||
| June 17, 2015 for the New York Mets | |||
| MLB statistics (through June 17, 2015) |
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| Win–loss record | 0–0 | ||
| Earned run average | 67.50 | ||
| Strikeouts | 0 | ||
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Akeel J. Morris (born November 14, 1992) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Career[edit]
Morris was born in the St. Thomas, Virgin Islands and attended Charlotte Amalie High School there. In December 2009, he pitched a perfect game, striking out all 15 batters he faced.[1]
Morris was drafted by the New York Mets in the 10th round of the 2010 Major League Baseball Draft.[2] He made his professional debut that season for the Gulf Coast Mets. He appeared in eight games with six starts, going 1–1 with a 2.19 earned run average (ERA) and 28 strikeouts over 24 2⁄3 innings. Morris played 2011 and 2012 with the Kingsport Mets.[3] He played 2013 with the Brooklyn Cyclones.[4][5] After splitting time between starting and relieving his first four seasons, Morris became a full time reliever for the Savannah Sand Gnats in 2014. In a game against the Augusta GreenJackets in April, Morris struck out four batters in one inning.[6][7] He finished the season with a 0.63 ERA in 57 innings over 41 appearances with 89 strikeouts and 16 saves.[8]
Morris began the 2015 season with the St. Lucie Mets of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League, and was promoted to the major leagues on June 15.[9] On June 18, 2015 Morris was sent to the Binghamton Mets.
References[edit]
- ^ "CAHS' Morris throws a very perfect game against rival Kean". highbeam.com. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
- ^ "Mets stock up on experienced Draft picks". New York Mets. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
- ^ AARON GRAY (Daily News Staff). "V.I.'s Morris puts 'K' in Kingsport". virginislandsdailynews.com. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
- ^ "Mets prospect Akeel Morris is having a ball in Brooklyn". Newsday. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
- ^ "Farm Report: V.I. product Morris dealing". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
- ^ Daily News Staff). "Morris Ks four in one inning". virginislandsdailynews.com. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
- ^ "New York Mets prospect Akeel Morris strikes out nine out of 11 batters faced for Class A Savannah Sand Gnats - MiLB.com News - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
- ^ MATT SCHOCH (Daily News Staff). "V.I.'s Morris lauded by Mets after strong year". virginislandsdailynews.com. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
- ^ "New York Mets promote Virgin Islands native Akeel Morris". ESPN.com. June 15, 2015. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
External links[edit]
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- Akeel Morris stats MiLB.com (English)
- Akeel Morris on Instagram
- Akeel Morris on Twitter
- 1992 births
- Living people
- People from Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
- Major League Baseball players from the United States Virgin Islands
- African-American baseball players
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- New York Mets players
- Gulf Coast Mets players
- Kingsport Mets players
- Brooklyn Cyclones players
- Savannah Sand Gnats players
- St. Lucie Mets players