Matt Murton
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| Chicago Cubs — No. 19 | |
| Outfielder | |
| Born: October 3, 1981 Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
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| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| Major League Baseball debut | |
| July 8, 2005 for the Chicago Cubs | |
| Selected MLB statistics (through 2007) |
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| Batting average | .296 |
| Home runs | 28 |
| Runs batted in | 98 |
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Matthew Henry "Matt" Murton (born October 3, 1981 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida) is a Major League Baseball outfielder for the Chicago Cubs. Murton played baseball for Eagle's Landing High School in McDonough, Georgia and later for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets.
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[edit] Boston Red Sox
[edit] 2003
In 2003, Murton was a first-round selection for the Boston Red Sox.
[edit] Chicago Cubs
[edit] 2004
Murton was acquired (in 2004) by the Cubs along with Nomar Garciaparra in a four-team deal. He spent the rest of the year on the single-A Daytona Cubs.
[edit] 2005
He started 2005 with the AA West Tenn Diamond Jaxx and on July 8, he was called up along with Adam Greenberg, replacing the struggling Corey Patterson, and Jason Dubois. On the same day, he went 2-for-2 with a walk and a sacrifice fly against the Florida Marlins in his major league debut. He continued his success in the majors, hitting .321 with two stolen bases, seven home runs, and an on base percentage of .386 in 51 games in 2005 and became one of the only highlights of a disappointing end to the Cubs 2005 season.
[edit] 2006
In 2006, Murton became the Cubs' starting left fielder. On August 3, 2006, Murton went 4-for-4 with 4 doubles and 5 RBI in game 2 of a doubleheader against the Arizona Diamondbacks, matching a major league record for doubles in a single game. He finished the year leading the Cubs in batting average, at .297, with 13 home runs and 62 runs batted in.
[edit] 2007
For 2007, Murton saw his playing time reduced when the Cubs signed Cliff Floyd to spend time in left field. When center fielder Alfonso Soriano switched back to left field in April, Murton switched to right field. On June 13, after hitting only one home run with eight RBIs in limited playing time, Murton was optioned to AAA (minor league baseball) to make room for left-handed pitcher Clay Rapada.
On July 27 Murton was called back up to the major leagues, along with pitcher Rocky Cherry, with his first start coming on July 30.
[edit] 2008
Murton appeared in eight more games with the Cubs, mostly off the bench, after the April injury of Alfonso Soriano. He is currently playing with the Cubs' AAA affiliate, the Iowa Cubs.
[edit] External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or The Baseball Cube
