Cody Morris

Cody McKinley Morris (born November 4, 1996) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Cleveland Guardians of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played college baseball at the University of South Carolina, and was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the seventh round of the 2018 MLB draft. He made his MLB debut in 2022.

Cody Morris
Cleveland Guardians – No. 36
Pitcher
Born: (1996-11-04) November 4, 1996
Columbia, Maryland, U.S.
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
September 2, 2022, for the Cleveland Guardians
MLB statistics
(through 2022 season)
Win–loss record1–2
Earned run average2.28
Strikeouts23
Teams

Career

Morris attended Reservoir High School in Fulton, Maryland. He was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 32nd round of the 2015 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign and played college baseball at the University of South Carolina.[1] He was then drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the seventh round of the 2018 MLB draft.[2]

Morris made his professional debut in 2019 with the Lake County Captains and Lynchburg Hillcats.[3] Over 21 games (twenty starts) between the two teams, he went 7–4 with a 4.35 earned run average and 111 strikeouts over 89 innings.[4] He did not play a minor league game in 2020 since the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5] He started 2021 with the Akron RubberDucks before being promoted to the Columbus Clippers. He appeared in 15 games (making 14 starts) between the two teams, going 2–2 with a 1.62 earned run average and 93 strikeouts over 61 innings.[6]

The newly named Cleveland Guardians selected Morris to their 40-man roster on November 19, 2021.[7] He began the 2022 season on the major league 60-day injured list with a shoulder injury. After completing his rehab assignment with the Triple-A Columbus Clippers, Morris was activated from the injured list on September 1, 2022. He made his major league debut on September 2, 2022, starting against the Seattle Mariners.

References
  1. "Morris selected by Orioles in 32nd round, but plans to keep commitment to South Carolina".
  2. "South Carolina pitcher Cody Morris: Cleveland Indians will have to wait for an answer".
  3. "Laurel resident Cody Morris makes progress on minor league mounds".
  4. "Now in Triple-A, former Reservoir star Cody Morris enjoying best success of professional pitching career".
  5. "2020 Minor League Baseball season canceled". MLB.com.
  6. "Cody Morris could be next arm to debut from Cleveland's pitching factory: Podcast". December 17, 2021.
  7. "Guardians Announce Series Of 40-man Roster Moves". CleGuardians.com. November 19, 2021.
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