Mike Moriarty

{{Infobox baseball biography

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|name=Mike Moriarty

|position=Shortstop / Second baseman

|bats=Right

|throws=Right

|birth_date= {{Birth date and age|1974|3|8}}

|birth_place=Camden, New Jersey, U.S.

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate=April 11

|debutyear=2002

|debutteam=Baltimore Orioles

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate=May 4

|finalyear=2002

|finalteam=Baltimore Orioles

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=Batting average

|stat1value=.188

|stat2label=Runs

|stat2value=0

|stat3label=Hits

|stat3value=3

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Baltimore Orioles ({{mlby|2002}})

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Michael Thomas Moriarty (born March 8, 1974) is an American former professional baseball shortstop and second baseman. He played during one season in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Baltimore Orioles.

Career

Moriarty was born in Camden, New Jersey and played prep baseball at Bishop Eustace Preparatory School.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/moriami01.shtml Mike Moriarty Stats], Baseball-Reference.com. Accessed January 21, 2020. "Born: March 8, 1974 (Age: 45-319d) in Camden, NJ... High School: Bishop Eustace Preparatory School (Pennsauken, NJ)"

He attended Seton Hall University, where he played college baseball for the Pirates under head coach Mike Sheppard. In 1994, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Chatham A's of the Cape Cod Baseball League.{{cite web|author= |url=http://capecodbaseball.org.ismmedia.com/ISM3/std-content/repos/Top/2012website/archives/Current%20Year/All_Time_MLB_CCBL_Alumni.pdf |title=Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League |publisher=capecodbaseball.org |date= |accessdate=January 9, 2020}} He was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 7th round of the 1995 MLB Draft. Moriarty played his first professional season with their Class A Fort Wayne Wizards in {{By|1995}}, and split his last season, {{By|2005}}, between the Triple-A clubs of Baltimore (Ottawa Lynx), Chicago Cubs (Iowa Cubs), and Boston Red Sox (Pawtucket Red Sox).