José Morban Explained

José Morban
Position:Infielder
Birth Date:2 December 1979
Birth Place:San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic
Bats:Switch
Throws:Right
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:April 6
Debutyear:2003
Debutteam:Baltimore Orioles
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:September 28
Finalyear:2003
Finalteam:Baltimore Orioles
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Batting average
Stat1value:.141
Stat2label:Home runs
Stat2value:2
Stat3label:Runs batted in
Stat3value:5
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José Morban (born December 2, 1979) is a retired Major League Baseball infielder.

Career

In December 2002, the Minnesota Twins chose Morban in the Rule 5 Draft. Morban was previously a member of the Texas Rangers. To accommodate Morban on their roster, the Twins released David Ortiz.[1]

Morban played for the Baltimore Orioles in . Morban played in 61 games and had 10 hits in 71 at-bats.

After playing in only 4 games for the Texas Rangers Triple-A affiliate, the Oklahoma RedHawks in, he played for Águilas Cibaeñas in the Dominican Winter League that offseason.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Minnesota Twins Release David Ortiz . 16 December 2002 .