:José Morban

{{Infobox baseball biography

| name = José Morban

| image = Jose Morban (2809380750) (cropped).jpg

| caption = Morban with the Edmonton Cracker-Cats in 2008

| position = Infielder

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|12|2}}

| birth_place = San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic

| bats = Switch

| throws = Right

|debutleague = MLB

| debutdate = April 6

| debutyear = 2003

| debutteam = Baltimore Orioles

|finalleague = MLB

| finaldate = September 28

| finalyear = 2003

| finalteam = Baltimore Orioles

|statleague = MLB

| stat1label = Batting average

| stat1value = .141

| stat2label = Home runs

| stat2value = 2

| stat3label = Runs batted in

| stat3value = 5

| teams =

Baltimore Orioles ({{mlby|2003}})

| awards =

}}

José Morban (born December 2, 1979) is a Dominican retired professional baseball infielder. He played in Major League Baseball for the Baltimore Orioles during the 2003 season.

Career

In December 2002, the Minnesota Twins chose Morban in the Rule 5 Draft. Morban was previously a member of the Texas Rangers. To accommodate Morban on their roster, the Twins released David Ortiz, who would go on to spend 14 seasons with the Boston Red Sox and be elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame on his first ballot.{{cite web | url=https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/Minnesota-Twins-Release-David-Ortiz-7143775.php | title=Minnesota Twins Release David Ortiz | date=16 December 2002 }}

Morban played for the Baltimore Orioles in {{mlby|2003}}. Morban played in 61 games and had 10 hits in 71 at-bats.

After playing in only 4 games for the Texas Rangers Triple-A affiliate, the Oklahoma RedHawks in {{by|2007}}, he played for Águilas Cibaeñas in the Dominican Winter League that offseason.