20 Facts About Matt Murton

Matthew Henry Murton was born on October 3,1981 and is an American former professional baseball outfielder.

Matt Murton played in Major League Baseball for the Chicago Cubs, Oakland Athletics, and Colorado Rockies.

In 2001 and 2002, Matt Murton played collegiate summer baseball for the Wareham Gatemen of the Cape Cod Baseball League.

Matt Murton led the Gatemen to the league title in both seasons, being named the league's MVP in 2001, and in 2002 batting.

Matt Murton was drafted out of Georgia Tech baseball in the supplemental first round of the 2003 MLB draft by the Boston Red Sox.

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Matt Murton played a total of 155 games in the Red Sox organization for the Lowell Spinners and the Sarasota Red Sox.

Matt Murton was acquired at the 2004 trading deadline by the Chicago Cubs along with Red Sox star shortstop and fellow former Georgia Tech Yellow Jacket Nomar Garciaparra as part of a four-team blockbuster deal.

Matt Murton spent the rest of the year with the Class A-Advanced Daytona Cubs.

Matt Murton started 2005 with the Double-A West Tenn Diamond Jaxx, but was called up to the major leagues for the first time on July 8, along with Adam Greenberg, to replace the struggling Corey Patterson and Jason Dubois.

Matt Murton continued his success in the majors over the rest of the season, hitting.

Matt Murton finished the year with the second-highest mark on the team in batting average, at.

On July 27,2007, Matt Murton was called back up to the major leagues, along with pitcher Rocky Cherry, with his first start coming on July 30.

In 2008, Matt Murton saw his playing time diminish even further, playing in just nineteen games, and recording only 42 plate appearances in the first three months of the season for the Cubs.

On July 8,2008, Matt Murton was traded along with Cubs prospects Josh Donaldson, Eric Patterson, and Sean Gallagher to the Oakland Athletics for pitchers Rich Harden and Chad Gaudin.

On February 4,2009, Matt Murton was traded to the Colorado Rockies for infielder Corey Wimberly.

On December 4,2009, Matt Murton was released by the Rockies, who sold his contract to the Hanshin Tigers of Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.

In 2015, Matt Murton became the 16th foreign player to achieve 1,000 career hits in NPB.

On February 16,2016, Matt Murton returned to MLB and signed a minor league contract with the Chicago Cubs.

On February 20,2017, Matt Murton signed a minor league contract with the Detroit Tigers.

On March 9,2018, Matt Murton retired and became an assistant in the Chicago Cubs front office.