Logan Morrison
Logan Morrison

Bio

Logan Morrison, from Kansas City Missouri, played one season for MCC-Maple Woods baseball under Coach Marty Kilgore in the spring of 2006. He amassed impressive numbers during the his lone NJCAA season with 46 games played, 140 at bats, 36 runs, 38 singles, 12 doubles, 2 triples and 9 home runs with 45 RBI and .436 batting average.

Morrison was drafted by the Miami (Florida) Marlins in the 22nd round and made his major league debut in 2010 with the Marlins. During his minor league stint, he garnered a number of honors and was named to the minor league All-Star team in the FSL league for the Jupiter Marlins in 2007 & 2008.

Morrison posted a 42-game on base streak which led the majors in 2010 when he was called up to the majors with the Marlins. In 2011, he played 123 games with the Marlins at the MLB level and batted .247 with 25 doubles and 23 home runs ranking him in the top 20 in MLB for homeruns that season. Morrison represented the MLB All-Star Team in Taiwan in 2011 as well.

He was the starting left fielder for the Marlins in 2013 when he hit six homeruns and recorded 36 RBI. Also in 2013, he was a nominee for the Roberto Clemente Award for his charitable contributions to help fight.

Currently, Morrison is a starting left fielder for the Seattle Mariners where he is signed through the 2017 season.