Cody Morissette
{{Short description|American baseball player (born 2000)}}
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|birth_place = Manchester, New Hampshire
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|throws = Right
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Cody Hodsdon Morissette (born January 16, 2000) is an American professional baseball second baseman in the Miami Marlins organization.
Early life and amateur career
Morissette grew up in Exeter, New Hampshire, and attended Exeter High School, where he was an All-State selection in football, basketball and baseball. He was named the New Hampshire Division I Baseball Player of the Year as a junior and as a senior he was named New Hampshire's Mr. Basketball.{{cite web|url=https://www.seacoastonline.com/sports/20180319/exeters-cody-morissette-honored-to-be-named-2018-mr-nh-basketball|title=Exeter's Cody Morissette honored to be named 2018 Mr. NH Basketball|work=The Portsmouth Herald|date=March 19, 2018}} Morissette had 99 career hits and compiled a 19–1 win–loss record with a 1.21 earned run average (ERA) as a pitcher over four seasons.
Morissette played college baseball for the Boston College Eagles. He started all 58 of the Eagles' games as a second baseman during his freshman season in 2019 and finished the season with .320 batting average with 20 doubles, four home runs, 41 runs batted in (RBIs) and 27 runs scored. He was named second team All-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and to the ACC All-Freshman team as well as a Third Team All-American by Collegiate Baseball News and a Freshman All-American by Baseball America, Collegiate Baseball News and Perfect Game.{{cite web|url=https://www.newburyportnews.com/sports/local_sports/bc-baseball-s-morissette-newburyport-ad-hodsdon-s-nephew-emerging-as-one-of-nation-s/article_be507447-8b24-5125-ab9e-fd6041337367.html|title=BC baseball's Morissette, Newburyport AD Hodsdon's nephew, emerging as one of nation's best|first=Mac|last=Cerullo|work=The Daily News of Newburyport|date=July 6, 2019}} After the season, Morissette played collegiate summer baseball for the Bourne Braves of the Cape Cod Baseball League, where he batted .252 and was named a West Division All-Star.{{cite web|url=https://baseball.pointstreak.com/player.html?playerid=1366265&seasonid=31871 |title=#7 Cody Morissette |publisher=pointstreak.com |accessdate=September 23, 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.seacoastonline.com/sports/20190801/no-flash-in-pan-cody-morissettes-success-continues-in-cape-cod-baseball-league|title=No flash in the pan: Cody Morissette's success continues in Cape Cod Baseball League|first=Mike|last=Zhe|work=The Portsmouth Herald|date=August 1, 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.capenews.net/bourne/news/players-perspective-braves-cody-morissette-excited-for-cape-leagues-return/article_cc1bd951-51fb-504c-9e0d-2085347f848d.html|title=Player's Perspective: Braves Infielder Excited For Cape League's Return}}
As a sophomore, Morissette batted .448 with six doubles and two home runs in 15 games before the season was cut short due to the coronavirus pandemic.{{cite web|url=https://www.unionleader.com/sports/chris-duffys-sports-editors-notebook-its-a-big-timeout-for-the-morissettes/article_a0cabc0c-13ea-5198-a0d1-ef6ca5d13f92.html|title=It's a big timeout for the Morissettes|work=New Hampshire Union Leader|date=April 25, 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/birdball-resurgence-all-american-trio-has-boston-college-dreaming-of-omaha/|title=Birdball Resurgence: All-American Trio Has Boston College Dreaming of Omaha|work=Baseball America}}{{cite web|url=https://www.seacoastonline.com/story/sports/college/2021/04/09/exeter-cody-morissette-mlb-draft-peter-gammons-red-sox/7144134002/|title=How is Exeter's Cody Morissette looking for MLB Draft? We asked Peter Gammons.|work=The Portsmouth Herald|date=April 9, 2021}} He played summer baseball for the North Shore Navigators in the Futures Collegiate Baseball League.{{cite web|url=https://www.itemlive.com/2020/05/14/navs-sign-a-pair-of-bc-standouts-for-the-2020-season/|title=NAVS SIGN A PAIR OF BC STANDOUTS FOR THE 2020 SEASON|first=Joshua|last=Kummins|work=The Daily Item|date=May 14, 2020}} In his junior season with Boston College, Morissette batted .321 with six home runs and 33 RBIs and was named first team All-ACC.{{cite web|url=https://www.seacoastonline.com/story/sports/2021/07/01/mlb-draft-prospect-cody-morissette-gives-back-youth-baseball-camp/7804264002/|title=MLB Draft prospect Cody Morissette gives back at youth baseball camp|work=The Portsmouth Herald|date=July 1, 2021}}
Professional career
Morissette was selected with the 52nd overall pick in the 2021 Major League Baseball draft by the Miami Marlins.{{cite web|url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/marlins-cody-morissette-joins-fish-in-second-round/|title=Marlins' Cody Morissette: Joins Fish in second round|website=CBS Sports|date=July 12, 2021|access-date=July 12, 2021}} He signed with the Marlins on July 23 with a signing bonus of approximately $1.4 million.{{cite news |url=https://www.fosters.com/story/sports/2021/07/23/cody-morissette-miami-marlins-2nd-round-draft-pick-signs-mlb-contract/8078005002/ |title='Coolest thing ever': Exeter's Cody Morissette signs with Miami Marlins, meets Derek Jeter |first=Jay |last=Pinsonnault |website=The Portsmouth Herald |location=Portsmouth, New Hampshire |date=July 23, 2021 |accessdate=July 25, 2021 |via=fosters.com |url-access=limited}}
Morissette was assigned to the Low-A Jupiter Hammerheads to start his professional career.{{cite web|url=https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/mlb/miami-marlins/article253356258.html|title=Four Miami Marlins 2021 draft picks with Jupiter Hammerheads|work=Miami Herald|date=August 9, 2021|access-date=August 10, 2021}} Over 34 games and 134 at-bats, he slashed .204/.308/.299 with one home run, ten RBIs, and eight doubles.{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/cody-morissette-is-a-natural-in-the-batters-box/|title = Cody Morissette is a Natural in the Batter's Box}}
References
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External links
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- [https://bceagles.com/sports/baseball/roster/cody-morissette/13633 Boston College Eagles bio]
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Category:Sportspeople from Exeter, New Hampshire
Category:Baseball players from Rockingham County, New Hampshire
Category:Baseball second basemen
Category:Boston College Eagles baseball players
Category:Bourne Braves players
Category:Jupiter Hammerheads players
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