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Mike Morin (baseball)
Michael William Morin (/ˈmɔːrɪn/; born May 3, 1991) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Angels, Kansas City Royals, Seattle Mariners, Minnesota Twins, Philadelphia Phillies, and Miami Marlins. The Angels selected Morin in the 13th round of the 2012 Major League Baseball draft, and he made his major league debut in 2014.
Morin was born in Andover, Minnesota, and grew up in Leawood, Kansas. He is the son of Leatha Scalise Cline and Greg Morin. He was a four-year letterman at Shawnee Mission South High School in Kansas, and was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 40th round of the 2009 Major League Baseball draft. He did not sign, and instead attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
As a freshman at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Morin made 24 appearances including one start. He recorded a 5–3 win–loss record with a 5.45 ERA, and had 3 saves. After the 2010 season, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Bourne Braves of the Cape Cod Baseball League. As a sophomore in 2011, Morin made 32 appearances including six starts. He became the Tar Heels closer, and recorded 10 saves. In 64 innings of work, he struck out 66 batters, and walked 18, while posting a 4.64 ERA.
While at North Carolina, Morin set the Atlantic Coast Conference’s single-season saves record as a junior in 2012, with 19. In 2012, he was named an All-American by Baseball America.
The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim selected Morin in the 13th round, 417th overall pick, of the 2012 Major League Baseball draft. The following season he was an MiLB.com Angels Organization All Star and Angels Minor League Pitcher of the Year, as pitching for two minor league teams he was 3–3 with 23 saves and a 1.93 ERA in 56 games, and struck out 76 batters in 70 innings.
Morin was called up to the majors for the first time on April 27, 2014 and made his debut three days later on April 30 against the Cleveland Indians. He earned his first career win on June 21 against Texas. Morin would remain in the Angels bullpen for the remainder of the season and posted a 4–4 record with a 2.90 ERA in 60 appearances (3rd among American League rookies).
The following season, Morin took a step back following the success from a season prior, posting a 4–2 record with one save and an ERA of 6.37 in 47 games, with 41 strikeouts in 35+1⁄3 innings.
In 2016, Morin matched his career high of 60 appearances from 2014 while going 2-2 and lowering his ERA to 4.37. In 2017, Morin spent the majority of the season with the Triple–A Salt Lake Bees, pitching in 10 games for the Angels and recording a 6.91 ERA with 10 strikeouts. On September 5, 2017, Morin was designated for assignment by the Angels.
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Mike Morin (baseball)
Michael William Morin (/ˈmɔːrɪn/; born May 3, 1991) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Angels, Kansas City Royals, Seattle Mariners, Minnesota Twins, Philadelphia Phillies, and Miami Marlins. The Angels selected Morin in the 13th round of the 2012 Major League Baseball draft, and he made his major league debut in 2014.
Morin was born in Andover, Minnesota, and grew up in Leawood, Kansas. He is the son of Leatha Scalise Cline and Greg Morin. He was a four-year letterman at Shawnee Mission South High School in Kansas, and was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 40th round of the 2009 Major League Baseball draft. He did not sign, and instead attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
As a freshman at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Morin made 24 appearances including one start. He recorded a 5–3 win–loss record with a 5.45 ERA, and had 3 saves. After the 2010 season, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Bourne Braves of the Cape Cod Baseball League. As a sophomore in 2011, Morin made 32 appearances including six starts. He became the Tar Heels closer, and recorded 10 saves. In 64 innings of work, he struck out 66 batters, and walked 18, while posting a 4.64 ERA.
While at North Carolina, Morin set the Atlantic Coast Conference’s single-season saves record as a junior in 2012, with 19. In 2012, he was named an All-American by Baseball America.
The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim selected Morin in the 13th round, 417th overall pick, of the 2012 Major League Baseball draft. The following season he was an MiLB.com Angels Organization All Star and Angels Minor League Pitcher of the Year, as pitching for two minor league teams he was 3–3 with 23 saves and a 1.93 ERA in 56 games, and struck out 76 batters in 70 innings.
Morin was called up to the majors for the first time on April 27, 2014 and made his debut three days later on April 30 against the Cleveland Indians. He earned his first career win on June 21 against Texas. Morin would remain in the Angels bullpen for the remainder of the season and posted a 4–4 record with a 2.90 ERA in 60 appearances (3rd among American League rookies).
The following season, Morin took a step back following the success from a season prior, posting a 4–2 record with one save and an ERA of 6.37 in 47 games, with 41 strikeouts in 35+1⁄3 innings.
In 2016, Morin matched his career high of 60 appearances from 2014 while going 2-2 and lowering his ERA to 4.37. In 2017, Morin spent the majority of the season with the Triple–A Salt Lake Bees, pitching in 10 games for the Angels and recording a 6.91 ERA with 10 strikeouts. On September 5, 2017, Morin was designated for assignment by the Angels.