David Morgan (baseball)
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{{Short description|American baseball player (born 1999)}}
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|team = San Diego Padres
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|position = Pitcher
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1999|10|26}}
|birth_place = Mission Viejo, California, U.S.
|bats = Right
|throws = Right
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David Scott Morgan (born October 26, 1999) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball (MLB). He is currently a phantom ballplayer, having spent seven days on the Padres' active roster without appearing in a game.
Career
Morgan attended Mission Viejo High School and played college baseball at Orange Coast College and Hope International University.{{Cite web |date=2025-04-27 |title=Padres notes: David Morgan’s unlikely path back to San Diego, Ryan Bergert figuring out role |url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/04/27/padres-notes-david-morgans-unlikely-path-back-to-san-diego-ryan-bergerts-figuring-out-role/ |access-date=2025-04-28 |website=San Diego Union-Tribune |language=en-US}} After going undrafted in the 2022 Major League Baseball draft, he signed with the San Diego Padres as a free agent.{{Cite web |date=2022-07-22 |title=David Morgan Signed By San Diego Padres |url=https://hiuroyals.com/news/2022/7/22/baseball-san-diego-padres-sign-david-morgan.aspx |access-date=2025-04-27 |website=Hope International University |language=en}} He made his professional debut with the Arizona Complex League Padres, posting a 3.00 ERA with four strikeouts over three games. Morgan split the 2023 campaign between the Low-A Lake Elsinore Storm and the High-A Fort Wayne TinCaps. In 28 games for the two affiliates, he compiled an 4-3 record and 3.83 ERA with 46 strikeouts.{{Cite web |last=Conniff |first=John |date=2024-06-21 |title=David Morgan, Learning on the Fly |url=https://madfriars.com/2024/06/21/david-morgan-learning-on-the-fly/ |access-date=2025-04-27 |website=MadFriars |language=en-US}} He split the 2024 season between Fort Wayne and the Double-A San Antonio Missions, totaling a 5.04 ERA with 63 strikeouts in 40 games.
To begin the 2025 season, Morgan was assigned to Double-A San Antonio, posting a 3.12 ERA with 19 strikeouts in seven appearences.{{Cite web |title=David Morgan Stats & Scouting Report |url=https://www.baseballamerica.com/players/17772-david-morgan/stats/ |access-date=2025-04-27 |website=College Baseball, MLB Draft, Prospects - Baseball America |language=en-US}} On April 27, 2025, Morgan was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time.{{Cite web |date=2025-04-27 |title=Padres pregame: Logan Gillaspie (oblique) to IL, David Morgan up from San Antonio |url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/04/27/padres-pregame-logan-gillaspie-oblique-to-il-david-morgan-up-from-san-antonio/ |access-date=2025-04-27 |website=San Diego Union-Tribune |language=en-US}} On May 4, he was optioned to the Triple–A El Paso Chihuahuas without making an appearance, becoming a phantom ballplayer.{{Cite web |date=2025-05-04 |title=Padres' David Morgan: Heading back to Triple-A |url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/padres-david-morgan-heading-back-to-triple-a/ |access-date=2025-05-04 |website=CBSSports.com |language=en}}
References
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External links
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Category:Arizona Complex League Padres players
Category:El Paso Chihuahuas players
Category:Fort Wayne TinCaps players
Category:Lake Elsinore Storm players
Category:Peoria Javelinas players
Category:San Antonio Missions players
Category:Orange Coast Pirates baseball players