Win–loss record 8-6 Role Baseball player Date joined 2014 Name Mike Morin Salary 426,727 USD (2015) | Strikeouts 95 Weight 100 kg Earned run average 4.20 Height 1.93 m | |
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Current team Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (#64 / Pitcher) Similar People Collin Cowgill, C J Cron, Cam Bedrosian, Fernando Salas, Cesar Ramos Profiles | ||
Michael William Morin (; born May 3, 1991) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball (MLB).
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Early life
Michael William Morin was born on May 3, 1991 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 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.
College career
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. 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 only walked 18, while posting a 4.64 ERA.
While at North Carolina, Morin set the ACC’s single-season saves record.
Professional career
In 2012, he was named an All-American by Baseball America. He was then drafted by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in the 13th round of the 2012 Major League Baseball Draft.
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, 2014 against the Cleveland Indians. He earned his first career win on June 21, 2014 against Texas. Morin would remain in the Angels bullpen for the remainder of the season and posted a 2.90 ERA in 60 appearances. The following season, Morin took a step back following the success from a season ago, posting an ERA of 6.37 in 47 games. In 2016, Morin matched his career high of 60 appearances from 2014 while lowering his ERA from 2015. In 2017, Morin spent the majority of the season at the AAA level. He was claimed off waivers on September 12th by the Kansas City Royals.