Logan Morrison

Justis Logan Morrison was born on August 25, 1987 in Kansas City, Missouri.

The Florida Marlins drafted him in round 22 of the 2005 MLB Draft. He blossomed into one of baseball's best prospects, ranking 25th on the 2010 MLB Pipeline preseason rankings. This made him the second ranked prospect in the Marlins system, trailing Giancarlo Stanton.

After debuting for the Marlins during the second half in 2010, he was their Opening Day left fielder in 2011. Morrison posted a .797 OPS with 23 home runs and 72 RBI that season. He was briefly demoted to the minor leagues that August, and filed a grievance through the MLBPA citing an unfair demotion to preserve service time. The Marlins recalled him just ten days later. His 2012 season ended after just 93 games when Morrison needed surgery to repair an inflamed patellar tendon.

Various injuries continued to limit Morrison over the next several seasons, and he became a well traveled veteran in the process. Morrison was traded to the Seattle Mariners in 2014, and was traded again to the Tampa Bay Rays in 2016. He also moved from left field to first base in an effort to keep his legs healthier.

Things finally clicked for Morrison with the Rays in 2017, as the former top prospect hit 35 home runs and an .868 OPS. Despite this, his free agent market wasn't great. Morrison was still a free agent as players began reporting for spring training, and he eventually signed a one year deal with the Minnesota Twins in late-February of 2018.

His year with the Twins did not go well. Penciled in as the team's regular designated hitter, Morrison went hitless in his first 14 at-bats with the Twins, finally breaking through with an RBI double against Ivan Nova of the Pittsburgh Pirates in his 15th at-bat. This began a new 0-for-10 skid. Morrison finished April batting .145/.253/.250 with just four extra base hits in 22 games played.

Morrison did have a very strong month of May, starting the month off with a five game hit streak. This included two home runs. He had an .822 OPS in May 2018, finishing second on the Twins with 12 RBI during that span. It didn't last though, as Morrison slashed .171/.231/.378 from June 1st until the end of the season. His season ended in mid-August when he underwent surgery for a torn labrum in his left hip. He finished 2018 with a .644 OPS and 15 home runs in 94 games.

He spent most of 2019 in the Philadelphia Phillies minor league system, popping up for 29 game cup of coffee that bridged July and August. Morrison was 7-for-35 (.200) with two home runs during his time with the Phillies. The Milwaukee Brewers had Morrison in their alternate cite camp during the COVID shortened 2020 season, bringing him up for nine games during the season. He was 3-for-25 (.120) with one home run during his time in Milwaukee.

• Morrison got the Marlins to unretire number five so he could wear it
  • Had been retired in honor of Marlins founder Carl Barger, who never played professional baseball but his favorite player was Joe DiMaggio