Brent Morel

Brent Morel
Morel with the Chicago White Sox
Orix Buffaloes – No. 4
Third baseman
Born: April 21, 1987 Bakersfield, California
Batted: Right Threw: Right
Professional debut
MLB: September 7, 2010, for the Chicago White Sox
NPB: March 25, 2016, for the Orix Buffaloes
Last MLB appearance
July 24, 2015, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
MLB statistics (through 2015 season)
Batting average	.227
Hits	150
Home runs	13
Runs batted in	59
Teams
Chicago White Sox (2010–2013) Pittsburgh Pirates (2014–2015) Orix Buffaloes (2016–present) (NPB)

Brenton Andre Morel (born April 21, 1987) is an American professional baseball third baseman for the Orix Buffaloes of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He previously played for the Chicago White Sox and Pittsburgh Pirates.

Career

Morel attended Centennial High School in Bakersfield, California, and California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, California, where he played college baseball for the Cal Poly Mustangs.

Chicago White Sox

Morel was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the third round of the 2008 Major League Baseball Draft. He was called up to the majors for the first time on September 2, 2010.^[1] He had his first major league hit and home run in the same at bat on September 10 against Kansas City Royals pitcher Bruce Chen.

Toronto Blue Jays

Morel was claimed off waivers by the Toronto Blue Jays on December 23, 2013.^[2] He was designated for assignment on February 21, 2014, to make room for Liam Hendriks.^[3]

Pittsburgh Pirates

Morel was claimed off waivers by the Pittsburgh Pirates on February 24, 2014.^[4] He was optioned to the Triple-A Indianapolis Indians on March 21, 2014.^[5] He was recalled on May 9, 2014.^[6] He was outrighted off the roster on November 20, 2014. On July 25, 2015, he was designated for assignment. Rather than accepting an outright assignment to Triple-A, he became a free agent.^[7]

Oakland Athletics

Morel signed a minor league contract with the Oakland Athletics on July 30, 2015. He played the rest of the 2015 season with the Triple-A Nashville Sounds and elected to become a free agent after the season.

Orix Buffaloes

Morel signed with the Orix Buffaloes of Nippon Professional Baseball for the 2016 season.

References

1. Gonzales, Mark (September 2, 2010). "Third base help on the way for Sox". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved May 9, 2014.
2. "Toronto Blue Jays claim third baseman Brent Morel off waivers from Chicago White Sox". Canadian Press. December 23, 2013. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
3. Adams, Steve (February 21, 2014). "Blue Jays Claim Liam Hendriks, Designate Brent Morel For Assignment". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved May 9, 2014.
4. "Pirates claim INF Morel off waivers from Blue Jays". Associated Press. ESPN.com. February 24, 2014. Retrieved February 28, 2014.
5. Singer, Tom; Nowak, Joey (March 21, 2014). "Pirates cut eight from Spring Training roster". MLB.com. Retrieved May 9, 2014.
6. "Pirates recall infielder Brent Morel". Associated Press. ESPN.com. May 9, 2014. Retrieved May 9, 2014.
7. "Twins' Bullpen Blows it Against Pirates". Reuters Media. Duluth News Tribune. July 29, 2015. Retrieved July 30, 2015.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
• Brent Morel on Twitter