| Cody Morris | |
|---|---|
| Cleveland Guardians – No. 36 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: November 4, 1996 Columbia, Maryland, U.S. | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 2, 2022, for the Cleveland Guardians | |
| MLB statistics (through 2023 season) | |
| Win–loss record | 1–2 |
| Earned run average | 3.41 |
| Strikeouts | 32 |
| Teams | |
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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.
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, with the 223rd overall selection, of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft.[2]
Morris made his professional debut in 2019 with the Single–A Lake County Captains and High–A 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 in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[5] He started 2021 with the Double–A Akron RubberDucks before being promoted to the Triple–A 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 was promoted to the major leagues for the first time the same day, and made his major league debut on September 2, starting against the Seattle Mariners. On September 23, Morris earned his first career win after allowing 2 runs (1 earned) on 4 hits with 5 strikeouts across 5.0 innings of work against the Texas Rangers.[8] In 7 appearances (5 starts) in his rookie campaign, Morris registered a 1–2 record and 2.28 ERA with 23 strikeouts in 23+2⁄3 innings pitched.[9]
In 2023, Morris experienced lat discomfort in spring training,[10] and was placed on the injured list to begin the season with a right teres major strain.[11] He made rehab appearances with Akron and Columbus[12] before he was activated from the injured list on June 11.[13]