27 Facts About Michael Morse

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Michael John Morse was born on March 22,1982 and is an American former professional baseball outfielder, first baseman and shortstop.

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Michael Morse played in Major League Baseball for the Seattle Mariners, Washington Nationals, Baltimore Orioles, Miami Marlins, Pittsburgh Pirates and San Francisco Giants between 2005 and 2017.

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Michael Morse, raised by his single mother, attended Nova High School in Davie, Florida, the alma mater of fellow major leaguer Anthony Swarzak.

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4.

Michael Morse was selected by the Chicago White Sox in the third round of the 2000 Major League Baseball Draft as a shortstop.

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5.

Michael Morse was acquired by the Mariners along with Miguel Olivo and Jeremy Reed for Freddy Garcia and Ben Davis on June 27,2004.

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6.

On July 6,2006, Michael Morse had surgery to repair a torn medial meniscus of his right knee.

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7.

In 2008, Michael Morse had the best batting average in the major leagues in spring training, batting.

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8.

Michael Morse was promoted to the majors by the Nats on August 21,2009, after hitting.

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9.

Michael Morse started the 2011 regular season in a left field platoon with Laynce Nix, but slumped on offense and was relegated mostly to pinch hitting by May However, on May 22,2011, Morse moved to first base when Adam LaRoche's season was ended by injury.

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From May 22 to July 5, Michael Morse had 13 home runs and 35 RBI, the most in the majors in that span of time, earning him consideration with four others for the National League's final roster spot in the 2011 All-Star Game.

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11.

Michael Morse started the 2012 season on the disabled list with a strained back muscle.

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12.

Michael Morse was activated on June 1,2012 and made his season debut the next day.

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13.

On September 29,2012 playing in Busch Stadium against the St Louis Cardinals with the bases loaded, Michael Morse hit a line drive to right field that bounced off the top of the fence.

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14.

Michael Morse would continue to use this song when playing for subsequent teams.

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15.

The song has been played during the seventh-inning stretch on several occasions when Michael Morse returned to Nationals Park as either a visiting player or special guest.

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16.

Michael Morse was the first Mariner to do that since Mike Cameron in 2002.

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17.

In Game 7, Michael Morse drove in two of the team's three runs, including what proved to be the game-winning RBI in the top of the fourth inning off Royals reliever Kelvin Herrera.

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18.

On December 17,2014, Michael Morse signed a two-year deal with the Miami Marlins worth $16 million.

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19.

Michael Morse began the 2015 season as the Marlins' starting first baseman, but he struggled and began to lose playing time to Justin Bour by May In 2015 with Miami he batted.

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20.

Michael Morse was designated for assignment by the Pirates on April 13,2016.

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21.

On December 23,2016, Michael Morse signed a minor league contract with the San Francisco Giants.

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22.

Giants starting pitcher Jeff Samardzija collided with Michael Morse while taking a run at Harper, sending both Giants to the ground and leaving Michael Morse with a concussion.

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23.

Michael Morse was placed on the 7-day concussion list after the game.

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24.

Michael Morse told the San Francisco Chronicle weeks later that he still remembered little of the altercation and was continuing to deal with concussion symptoms, for which he was receiving daily testing and treatment at Stanford University.

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25.

Harper said he was "very thankful" to Michael Morse for stepping in, noting that he could have been seriously injured if Samardzija had gotten through and hit him.

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26.

Michael Morse missed the remainder of the 2017 season as a result of the concussion.

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27.

Michael Morse substituted again for Santangelo August 13 to 15,2018, during the three-game Nationals series against the St Louis Cardinals in St Louis.

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