Kevin Lee Morgan (born December 3, 1969) is a former

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player and current Minnesota Twins executive. In , he had one at bat for the

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, pitching hitting for

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and popping out on the first pitch he saw in the Major Leagues; he finished the game by playing two innings in the field at third base. He formerly served as the Mets' Director of Minor League Operations. A native of Lafayette, Louisiana, Morgan attended

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and in 1989 he played collegiate summer baseball with the

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of the Cape Cod Baseball League. He was selected by Detroit Tigers in the 30th round of the

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. He was traded by the Tigers to the Mets in 1994, and appeared in a single major league game for the Mets in 1997.

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