Matt Murton
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Matthew Henry Murton
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 6' 1", Weight 215 lb.
- School Georgia Institute of Technology
- Debut July 8, 2005
- Born October 3, 1981 in Fort Lauderdale, FL USA
[edit] Biographical Information
Matt Murton has played two seasons in the major leagues and (as of the end of 2006) has a lifetime major league average of .303.
Murton was born in Florida but went to high school and college in Georgia. He was a first-round draft pick by the Boston Red Sox in 2003, and hit .286 in his first pro ball season in the NYPL.
The next year, in 2004, he hit .301 with a .452 slugging percentage in Single A before being traded to the Chicago Cubs organization. The next year in the Cubs system he hit around .350 at both the Double A and Triple A levels and made his debut in the majors.
In his debut season for the Cubs, he batted .321 in 51 games (140 at-bats).
In 2006, he became the Cubs regular left fielder at the age of 24, hitting .297 with 13 home runs.
Matt Murton was traded to the Oakland Athletics in midseason 2008.
