Maxwell Anthony Moroff (born May 13, 1993) is an American

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who is a free agent. He has played in

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(MLB) for the

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, and

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Career

Pittsburgh Pirates

Moroff was drafted by the

in the 16th round of the

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out of

Trinity Preparatory School Trinity Preparatory School of Florida is an independent college preparatory day-school for students in grades 6 to 12, located in Winter Park, a suburb of Orlando. It is affiliated with the Episcopal Church and is accredited by the Florida Coun ...

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. He signed on the last day of the trade deadline for $300,000 which equated to a 4th round slot bonus. On July 24, 2012, Moroff made his professional debut with the

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as the shortstop and leadoff hitter. He had a single, three walks and a stolen base. He has progressed a level every season, spending 2013 with the

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and 2014 with the

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. Moroff was assigned to the Double-A

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to begin the 2015 season. Moroff was named player of the week by the

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for the week of April 20–26, batting .474 with four doubles, one triple, one homer, four RBI and two runs scored in 5 games. Moroff was then named to the

Mid-Season All-Star team where he started as the second baseman for the Western division. Towards the end of the season, Moroff was selected as a 2015

All-Star. He finished the season breaking an

franchise record with 153 hits as a switch hitter, which was last set in 2002 at 142 hits. On September 11, Moroff was named by

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to one of the Minor League Classification All-Star Teams, where he was selected as the AA second baseman out of the

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, and Southern League. On September 15, Moroff was named as the

Minor League Player of the Year, after batting .293 with 28 doubles, six triples, seven home runs, 51 RBI, 17 stolen bases, 79 runs scored and a .322 on-base percentage. He also led the

in runs scored (79) and games played (136) while also ranking second in hits (153), third in walks (70) and fourth in total bases (214). In the field, Moroff led all

second basemen in fielding percentage (.978), double plays (76) and assists (330). The Pirates added him to their 40-man roster after the season.

Cleveland Indians

On November 14, 2018, the Pirates traded Moroff and

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to the

in exchange for

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, Tahnaj Thomas, and Dante Mendoza. Moroff was designated for assignment on May 5, 2019, and was subsequently outrighted to the minor leagues after clearing waivers on May 11, 2019. Moroff elected free agency on November 4, 2019.

New York Mets

On December 5, 2019, Moroff signed a minor league contract with the

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. He became a free agent on November 2, 2020.

St. Louis Cardinals

On December 15, 2020, Moroff signed a minor league contract with the

organization and was invited to Spring Training. On May 14, 2021, Moroff was selected to the active roster. On June 6, it was announced that Moroff would require season-ending surgery on his left shoulder after previously suffering a shoulder subluxation. In six games for St. Louis, he batted 1-for-16 (.063) with one RBI. He was placed on the 60-day injured list on June 17. On November 5, 2021, Moroff was outrighted off of the 40-man roster. He elected free agency on November 7.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Moroff, Max 1993 births Living people Sportspeople from Winter Park, Florida Baseball players from Florida Major League Baseball infielders Pittsburgh Pirates players Cleveland Indians players St. Louis Cardinals players Gulf Coast Pirates players West Virginia Power players Bradenton Marauders players Altoona Curve players Indianapolis Indians players Memphis Redbirds players Trinity Preparatory School alumni