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Mike Morse

Q: When was Mike Morse born?

Mike Morse was born on March 22, 1982.

Q: Where was Mike Morse born?

Mike Morse was born in Fort Lauderdale, FL .

Q: How tall is Mike Morse?

Mike Morse is 6-5 (196 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Mike Morse weigh when playing?

Mike Morse weighed 245 lbs (111 kg) when playing.

Q: Is Mike Morse in the Hall of Fame?

Mike Morse has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: When was Mike Morse drafted?

Mike Morse was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 3rd round of the 2000 MLB June Amateur Draft from Nova HS (Davie, FL) .

Q: What position did Mike Morse play?

Mike Morse was an Outfielder, First Baseman and Shortstop.

Q: How many hits did Mike Morse have?

Mike Morse had 705 hits over his career.

Q: How many home runs did Mike Morse have?

Mike Morse had 105 home runs over his career.

Q: What was Mike Morse's average?

Mike Morse had a .274 average over his career.

Positions: Outfielder, First Baseman and Shortstop

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-5, 245lb (196cm, 111kg)

Born: March 22, 1982 in Fort Lauderdale, FL us

Draft: Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 3rd round of the 2000 MLB June Amateur Draft from Nova HS (Davie, FL).

High School: Nova HS (Davie, FL)

Debut: May 31, 2005 (Age 23-070d, 18,670th in major league history)
vs. TOR 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 29, 2017 (Age 35-068d)
vs. WSN 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2005 season

Agents: Levinsons

Full Name: Michael John Morse

Nicknames: The Beast

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

4.0

2569

705

105

.274

296

RBI

355

OBP

.331

SLG

.457

OPS

.788

OPS+

115

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
2000	18	CHW-min	Rk	45	201	180	32	46	6	1	2	24	5	2	15	29	.256	.308	.333	.642		60	6	1	0	5	0		WHS · ARIZ
2001	19	CHW-min	Rk	57	207	181	23	41	7	3	4	27	6	2	17	57	.227	.324	.365	.688		66	4	9	0	0	1		BRS · APPY
2002	20	CHW-min	A	113	459	417	43	107	30	4	2	56	7	6	25	73	.257	.310	.362	.672		151	16	8	7	2	0		KAN · SALL
2003	21	CHW-min	A+	122	468	432	45	106	30	2	10	55	4	4	25	91	.245	.296	.394	.690		170	12	7	2	2	0		WSM · CARL
2004	22	CHW-SEA-min	AA	95	399	366	48	103	19	6	17	71	0	5	24	73	.281	.332	.505	.837		185	12	5	1	3	1		BIR,SAN · SOUL,TL
2005	23	SEA-min	AAA	49	203	182	20	46	12	2	4	23	1	0	16	36	.253	.317	.407	.723		74	6	2	1	2	1		TAC · PCL
2005	23	SEA	AL	72	258	230	27	64	10	1	3	23	3	1	18	50	.278	.349	.370	.718	97	85	9	8	0	2	0	6/D7H
2006	24	SEA-min	AAA	57	228	206	23	51	15	1	5	34	0	1	14	46	.248	.300	.403	.702		83	7	3	1	4	1		TAC · PCL
2006	24	SEA	AL	21	48	43	5	16	5	0	0	11	1	0	3	7	.372	.396	.488	.884	131	21	2	0	0	2	0	/H95D376
2007	25	SEA-min	AAA,Rk	81	342	306	50	93	27	0	6	41	5	4	29	47	.304	.367	.451	.818		138	17	3	1	3	2		TAC,MRE · PCL,ARIZ
2007	25	SEA	AL	9	20	18	1	8	2	0	0	3	0	0	1	4	.444	.500	.556	1.056	184	10	0	1	0	0	0	/35H96
2008	26	SEA	AL	5	11	9	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	.222	.364	.333	.697	91	3	0	1	0	0	0	/9H
2009	27	SEA-WSN-min	AAA	110	472	425	59	137	26	3	16	86	2	1	35	77	.322	.383	.511	.894		217	13	9	0	3	3		TAC,SYR · PCL,IL
2009	27	WSN	NL	32	55	52	4	13	3	0	3	10	0	0	3	16	.250	.291	.481	.772	101	25	1	0	0	0	0	H3/975
2010	28	WSN-min	AAA	15	60	51	12	13	2	0	3	8	0	0	8	11	.255	.367	.471	.837		24	5	1	0	0	0		SYR · IL
2010	28	WSN	NL	98	293	266	36	77	12	2	15	41	0	1	22	64	.289	.352	.519	.870	133	138	6	4	0	1	1	9H3/D
2011	29	WSN	NL	146	575	522	73	158	36	0	31	95	2	3	36	126	.303	.360	.550	.910	147	287	9	13	0	4	5	37H/D	MVP-19
2012	30	WSN-min	A+,AA,A	7	23	21	2	8	3	0	1	5	0	0	2	6	.381	.435	.667	1.101		14	0	0	0	0	1		POT,HRB,HGR · CARL,EL,SALL
2012	30	WSN	NL	102	430	406	53	118	17	1	18	62	0	1	16	97	.291	.321	.470	.791	111	191	14	4	0	4	0	79/D3
2013	31	SEA-min	AAA	6	26	24	3	6	1	0	1	2	0	0	2	6	.250	.308	.417	.724		10	0	0	0	0	1		TAC · PCL
2013	31	TOT	AL	88	337	312	34	67	13	0	13	27	0	0	21	87	.215	.270	.381	.651	84	119	12	3	0	1	1	97/D3H
2013	31	SEA	AL	76	307	283	31	64	13	0	13	27	0	0	20	80	.226	.283	.410	.693	96	116	10	3	0	1	1	97/3DH
2013	31	BAL	AL	12	30	29	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	.103	.133	.103	.237	-34	3	2	0	0	0	0	/7H9D
2014	32	SFG	NL	131	482	438	48	122	32	3	16	61	0	0	31	121	.279	.336	.475	.811	130	208	19	9	0	4	0	73/HD
2015	33	MIA-min	AAA,AA,A+	12	46	38	6	10	1	0	1	4	0	0	6	17	.263	.370	.368	.738		14	0	1	0	1	0		NOR,JCK,JUP · PCL,SOUL,FLOR
2015	33	TOT	NL	98	256	229	14	53	7	1	5	19	0	0	23	76	.231	.313	.336	.649	81	77	10	4	0	0	0	3H/7D
2015	33	MIA	NL	53	174	160	8	34	4	0	4	12	0	0	12	55	.213	.276	.313	.588	64	50	6	2	0	0	0	3H/7D
2015	33	PIT	NL	45	82	69	6	19	3	1	1	7	0	0	11	21	.275	.390	.391	.782	117	27	4	2	0	0	0	H3
2016	34	PIT	NL	6	8	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	/H3D
2017	35	SFG-min	AAA,A+	6	22	20	3	5	1	0	0	3	0	0	2	5	.250	.318	.300	.618		6	1	0	0	0	0		SAC,SJO · PCL,CALL
2017	35	SFG	NL	24	40	36	1	7	1	0	1	3	0	0	3	14	.194	.250	.306	.556	46	11	1	0	0	1	0	H3/7
13 Yrs				832	2813	2569	296	705	139	8	105	355	6	6	178	668	.274	.331	.457	.788	115	1175	83	47	0	19	7
162 Game Avg.				162	548	500	58	137	27	2	20	69	1	1	35	130	.274	.331	.457	.788	115	229	16	9	0	4	1
				G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
SEA (5 yrs)				183	644	583	64	154	31	1	16	64	4	1	43	145	.264	.326	.403	.729	102	235	21	13	0	5	1
WSN (4 yrs)				378	1353	1246	166	366	68	3	67	208	2	5	77	303	.294	.343	.514	.857	130	641	30	21	0	9	6
PIT (2 yrs)				51	90	77	6	19	3	1	1	7	0	0	11	23	.247	.356	.351	.706	96	27	4	2	0	0	0
SFG (2 yrs)				155	522	474	49	129	33	3	17	64	0	0	34	135	.272	.330	.462	.792	123	219	20	9	0	5	0
MIA (1 yr)				53	174	160	8	34	4	0	4	12	0	0	12	55	.213	.276	.313	.588	64	50	6	2	0	0	0
BAL (1 yr)				12	30	29	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	.103	.133	.103	.237	-34	3	2	0	0	0	0

NL (8 yrs)				637	2139	1957	229	548	108	7	89	291	2	5	134	516	.280	.335	.479	.814	122	937	60	34	0	14	6
AL (5 yrs)				195	674	612	67	157	31	1	16	64	4	1	44	152	.257	.318	.389	.706	96	238	23	13	0	5	1

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Mike Morse?

Mike Morse is 42 years old.

When was Mike Morse born?

Mike Morse was born on March 22, 1982.

Where was Mike Morse born?

Mike Morse was born in Fort Lauderdale, FL.

How tall is Mike Morse?

Mike Morse is 6-5 (196 cm) tall.

How much did Mike Morse weigh when playing?

Mike Morse weighed 245 lbs (111 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Mike Morse play?

Mike Morse played 13 seasons.

Is Mike Morse in the Hall of Fame?

Mike Morse has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

When was Mike Morse drafted?

Mike Morse was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 3rd round of the 2000 MLB June Amateur Draft from Nova HS (Davie, FL).

What position did Mike Morse play?

Mike Morse was an Outfielder, First Baseman and Shortstop.

How many hits did Mike Morse have?

Mike Morse had 705 hits over his career.

How many home runs did Mike Morse have?

Mike Morse had 105 home runs over his career.

What was Mike Morse's average?

Mike Morse had a .274 average over his career.

How many teams has Mike Morse played for?

Mike Morse played for 6 teams; the Seattle Mariners, Washington Nationals, Baltimore Orioles, San Francisco Giants, Miami Marlins and Pittsburgh Pirates.

How many World Series has Mike Morse won?

Mike Morse has won 1 World Series.

When did Mike Morse retire?

Mike Morse last played in 2017.

What are Mike Morse's nicknames?

The Beast is a nickname for Mike Morse.

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