Cody McKinley Morris (born November 4, 1996) is an American

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for the

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(MLB). He played

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at the University of South Carolina, and was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the seventh round of the

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. He made his MLB debut in 2022.

Career

Morris attended Reservoir High School in

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. He was drafted by the

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in the 32nd round of the

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, but did not sign and played

at the University of South Carolina. He was then drafted by the

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in the seventh round of the

. Morris made his professional debut in 2019 with the

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and

Lynchburg Hillcats The Lynchburg Hillcats are a Minor League Baseball team in Lynchburg, Virginia that plays in the Carolina League and is the Single-A affiliate of the Cleveland Guardians. They were a farm team of the Atlanta Braves from 2011 to 2014, the Cincinna ...

. Over 21 games (twenty starts) between the two teams, he went 7–4 with a 4.35 earned run average and 111 strikeouts over 89 innings. He did not play a minor league game in 2020 since the season was cancelled due to the

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. He started 2021 with the

Akron RubberDucks The Akron RubberDucks are a Minor League Baseball team based in Akron, Ohio. The team, which plays in the Eastern League, is the Double-A affiliate of the Cleveland Guardians. They play in Canal Park, located in downtown Akron, which seats 7,6 ...

before being promoted to the

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. He appeared in 15 games (making 14 starts) between the two teams, going 2–2 with a 1.62 earned run average and 93 strikeouts over 61 innings. The newly named Cleveland Guardians selected Morris to their 40-man roster on November 19, 2021. He began the 2022 season on the major league 60-day

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with a shoulder injury. After completing his rehab assignment with the Triple-A

, Morris was activated from the injured list on September 1, 2022. He made his major league debut on September 2, 2022, starting against the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Morris, Cody 1996 births Living people Akron RubberDucks players Baseball players from Maryland Cleveland Guardians players Columbus Clippers players Lake County Captains players Lynchburg Hillcats players Major League Baseball pitchers People from Columbia, Maryland South Carolina Gamecocks baseball players