Joey Murray

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2⁄3 innings. [2] He was named the Mid-American Conference Baseball Pitcher of the Year in both 2017 and 2018. [4] [5]

Professional career

Toronto Blue Jays

Murray was selected by the Toronto Blue Jays in the eighth round, with the 236th overall selection, of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft. [6] He signed for the full draft-slot bonus of $169,600 and was assigned to the Low-A Vancouver Canadians. In 252⁄3 innings, Murray went 1–1 with a 1.75 ERA and 39 strikeouts. [2] Murray began the 2019 season with the Single-A Lansing Lugnuts, and later earned promotions to the High-A Dunedin Blue Jays and Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats. He posted a combined 10–7 record with a 2.75 ERA. [2] His 169 strikeouts led the entire Blue Jays organization. [7] Murray did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. [8]

He returned to action in 2021, but made only one appearance for the rookie–level Florida Complex League Blue Jays before missing the remainder of the season with an elbow strain. [9] In 2022, he made 5 appearances (4 starts) for Double–A New Hampshire, posting a 7.84 ERA with 23 strikeouts in 20+2⁄3 innings pitched. Murray underwent Tommy John surgery in May 2022, ending his season. [10] On July 25, 2023, he was activated from the injured list and assigned to Single–A Dunedin. [11] However, on July 29, Murray was released by the Blue Jays organization. [12]

Sioux City Explorers

On May 2, 2024, Murray signed with the Sioux City Explorers of the American Association of Professional Baseball. [13]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Joey Murray - Baseball - Kent State University Athletics". kentstatesports.com. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Joey Murray Amateur, College & Minor Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved July 2, 2020.
  3. ↑ "#22 Joey Murray". pointstreak.com. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
  4. ↑ Cahill, Teddy (January 31, 2018). "MAC Preview". Baseball America . Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  5. ↑ "Kent State's Murray, Aurora's Weber selected in MLB draft". Record-Courier . June 5, 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  6. ↑ Ulrey, Jarrod (June 12, 2018). "Baseball: Murray selected in draft by Toronto". thisweeknews.com. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
  7. ↑ Zwelling, Arden (June 29, 2020). "How Joey Murray quietly became key pitching prospect for Blue Jays". Sportsnet . Retrieved July 2, 2020.
  8. ↑ "2020 Minor League Baseball season cancelled". mlb.com. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Joey Murray - Stats - Pitching". fangraphs.com. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Blue Jays' Joey Murray: On mend from Tommy John". CBSSports.com . CBS Sports. RotoWire. 21 November 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  11. ↑ "Blue Jays' Joey Murray: Pitching at Single-A level". cbssports.com. 25 July 2023. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
  12. ↑ "Transactions".
  13. ↑ "2024 Transactions". aabaseball.com. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
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Joey Murray
Sioux City Explorers – No. 12
Pitcher
Born: (1996-09-23) September 23, 1996 (age 27)
Dublin, Ohio
Bats: Left
Throws: Right