Charles Alfred Morton IV is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball. He has also previously played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Philadelphia Phillies, Houston Astros, and Tampa Bay Rays. Morton was a World Series champion in 2017 and an All-Star in 2018 and 2019.
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Charles Alfred Morton IV is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball. He has also previously played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Philadelphia Phillies, Houston Astros, and Tampa Bay Rays. Morton was a World Series champion in 2017 and an All-Star in 2018 and 2019. He was born in Flemington, New Jersey to Jeanne and Chip Morton, an accountant and former Penn State basketball player. His grandfather played in the Philadelphia Athletics farm system. Morton grew up in Trumbull, Connecticut playing little league baseball with future major leaguers Craig Breslow and infielder Jamie D’Antona. Morton attended Joel Barlow High School in Redding, Connecticut graduating in 2002. The Atlanta Braves selected Morton in the third round with the 95th overall selection of the 2002 Major League baseball draft. The Braves added Morton to their 40-man roster on November 20, 2007. Morton made his major league debut on June 14, 2008, against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, allowing three runs in six innings and earning his first major league win. His 2009 record in 18 starts was 5 wins and 9 losses, a 4. 55 ERA, 97 innings pitched and 62 strikeouts, 40 walks, 7 home runs, 5 hit batsmen,. 276 average against, and a 1.
46 WHIP. Morton began 2010 spring training as a member of the Pirates’ starting rotation. He struggled losing all five starts in April and finishing the month with a 12. 57 earned run average. He earned his first win of the season on May 5 against the Chicago Cubs striking out three in a 4–2 decision. However he lost each of his next four starts, dropping his record on the season to 1–9 with a 9. 35 ERA. A day after suffering his 9th loss against the Cincinnati Reds, the Pirates placed him on the 15-day disabled list with shoulder fatigue. After recovering, he was assigned to the Pirates Triple-A affiliate Indianapolis Indians. Morton finished the season with a 2–12 record and a 7.12 ERA, but was recalled in late August after being recalled late in the season. On April 15, 2011, Morton threw a complete game-shutout, striking out 5, giving up 5 hits and giving the club’s Breakout Player of the Year award. Following the 2011 season, he held a 10–10 record in 29 starts with a 3.83 ERA, earning the club’s Breakout player of the year award. In his final start of the 2010 season, Morton compiled his finest pitching performance of the career striking out nine batters in his 2–0 loss to the Florida Marlins.
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