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Nyjer Morgan Biography

Nyjer Morgan is one of the most popular and richest Baseball Player who was born on July 2, 1980 in San Francisco, California, United States. Nyjer Jamid Morgan (born July 2nd August, 1981) was an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played for Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Washington Nationals, Milwaukee Brewers, and Cleveland Indians, in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars, and in the KBO League for the Hanwha Eagles. Morgan is a the center field position throughout the course of his MLB career.

In his early years, Morgan played hockey on ice and reached levels of the Major Junior level with the Regina Pats of the Western Hockey League in 1999 and 2000. After that, Morgan turned his focus entirely to baseball, and was selected to the Pirates in the 33rd selection of 2002’s MLB draft.

On September 1, 2007, Morgan made his major league debut for the Pirates against the Milwaukee Brewers as a late-season call-up. On September 14, 2007, Morgan made a catch in Minute Maid Park’s center field that proved the difference in a 4–3 Pirates win. Houston Astros manager Cecil Cooper said of the catch “That’s probably the best catch I’ve seen this year.”. The catch garnered references to Willie Mays’ The Catch on SportsCenter the following day. Morgan also showed his tools against the San Diego Padres on September 20, going 2 for 3 with a triple, two runs scored, two stolen bases, and an outfield assist throwing out Scott Hairston. Morgan’s first home run came September 25 against the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Morgan was expected to make the 2008 roster as the Pirates’ starting center fielder, but lost the position battle to Nate McLouth during spring training. After a poor start to the season, he was optioned to the Triple-A affiliate Indianapolis Indians. Morgan made several appearances for the Pirates, but spent most of his season in Indianapolis until a productive September call up to the parent club.

The subsequent year, Morgan made the transition from the junior “B” Ice Hawks to the major junior Regina Pats of the Western Hockey League (WHL). In the seven games played by the Pats in 2000-99 WHL campaign, Morgan scored two goals and was able to record the equivalent of twenty minutes in penalty time. Both goals were scored during his first ever WHL game, and afterward Morgan was named the initial player to be named the star in the tournament. After seven games with Pats Pats, Morgan was released and was drafted into his team the Prince George Spruce Kings of the BCHL for three games, in which he recorded one assist and played 15 penalty minutes.

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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Although he stole 42 bases in 2009 (second in the league to Michael Bourn), he was caught 17 times—tied for the most in the majors.

Nyjer Morgan Net Worth

Nyjer Morgan is one of the richest Baseball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Nyjer Morgan's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Morgan was born in San Francisco. When he was just seven years old, he started to get attracted to playing hockey on ice when he watched the hockey event during the 1988 Winter Olympics on television. In the year Morgan was 16 after participating in numerous tournaments throughout Canada and the United States and Canada, Morgan was enlisted from his team, the Vernon Vipers of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL).

Even though Morgan did not make it into the Vipers team following participation in the training camp, Morgan played in two games for the team in this season, as an affiliated player which he scored ten penalty minutes. The remainder of the 1996-97 season playing for the North Okanagan Knights of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League. In the following season Morgan played for the Nelson Leafs of the Rocky Mountain Junior Hockey League. The 1998-99 season was the last time Morgan was again a part of the same club, and this time with the Delta Ice Hawks of the Pacific International Junior Hockey League.

The Pittsburgh Pirates selected Morgan in the 33rd round of the 2002 Major League Baseball draft.

Morgan overcame an unimpressive spring training in 2009 to claim the job of starting left fielder. Building on his positive second half of 2008, he proved himself to be a fan favorite, often referring to left field as “Morgantown”.

On August 25, 2010, Morgan was given a seven-game suspension for allegedly throwing a ball at a fan during a game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park; Morgan appealed the suspension. On August 31, Morgan ran into Marlins catcher Brett Hayes; the collision separated Hayes’ shoulder. The next day, Morgan was hit by a pitch in the 4th inning, by Florida Marlins pitcher Chris Volstad. Later that night, Volstad threw a ball that went behind Morgan. Incensed by the pitch, Morgan charged the mound, taking a swing at Volstad before being clotheslined by Marlins first-baseman Gaby Sánchez, leading to a bench clearing fight. MLB suspended Morgan for eight games and fined him an undisclosed amount. The suspension from the September 1 brawl was upheld on appeal, and Morgan started serving his eight-game suspension on September 17. The league also gave him a $15,000 fine in addition to the eight game suspension. The incident came just days after Morgan ran into St. Louis Cardinals backup catcher Bryan Anderson in spite of the fact that the Cardinals catcher didn’t have the ball and had stepped away from the plate.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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On June 30, 2009, Morgan was traded to the Washington Nationals along with pitcher Sean Burnett in exchange for outfielder Lastings Milledge and pitcher Joel Hanrahan. On August 27, he fractured his hand sliding into third base, and was placed on the 15-day disabled list the following day

In a May 22, 2010, game against the Baltimore Orioles, Morgan, playing center field, jumped for a fly ball hit by Adam Jones which hit his glove and caromed away. Morgan thought he had knocked the ball over the fence for a home run, and reacted by angrily throwing his glove to the ground and walking away. Left fielder Josh Willingham retrieved the ball and threw it towards home plate, but not in time to prevent Jones from achieving an inside-the-park home run. As he left the field at the end of the inning, Morgan heard a chorus of boos from the crowd.

Who is Nyjer Morgan Dating?

According to our records, Nyjer Morgan is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of December 1, 2023, Nyjer Morgan’s is not dating anyone.

On July 22, 2010, Morgan became the first Nationals player to steal three bases in one game. For the 2010 season, he was third in the league in steals (34), and led the league in the number of times caught stealing (17).

Facts & Trivia

Nyjer Ranked on the list of most popular Baseball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Nyjer Morgan celebrates birthday on July 2 of every year.

In 2011, he created his own Twitter account, where he published wacky pictures such as himself dressed as a cowboy. With over 80,000 followers, he often tweeted after games using his catchphrase “AAAAAHHHH GOTTA GO!”

What happened to Nyjer Morgan?

The Brewers acquired Morgan on March 27, 2011, a transaction celebrating its 10th anniversary Saturday, sending minor-league infielder Cutter Dykstra (the son of former big-league standout Lenny Dykstra) and $50,000 to the Nationals for Morgan just before the team broke camp for Milwaukee.

Does Nyjer Morgan still play?

Nyjer Jamid Morgan (born July 2, 1980) is an American former professional baseball outfielder.

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