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Matt Murton is an American professional baseball outfielder who currently plays for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He was born on October 3, 1981 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Murton attended Georgia Tech, where he was a three-time All-American and the 2003 Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Year. He was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the first round of the 2003 Major League Baseball Draft.
Murton made his major league debut with the Chicago Cubs in 2005. He played for the Cubs until 2007, when he was traded to the Oakland Athletics. He played for the Athletics until 2009, when he was traded to the Colorado Rockies. He played for the Rockies until 2011, when he was released.
In 2012, Murton signed with the Hanshin Tigers of NPB. He played for the Tigers until 2015, when he signed with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.
Murton is a two-time NPB All-Star and a two-time NPB Best Nine Award winner. He was also the NPB batting champion in 2014.
As of 2021, Murton has a net worth of $2 million.
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43 years old |
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Libra |
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3 October, 1981 |
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3 October |
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Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S. |
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United States |
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Matt Murton Height, Weight & Measurements
At 43 years old, Matt Murton height is 1.85 m .
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1.85 m |
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Who Is Matt Murton's Wife?
His wife is Stephanie Murton
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Stephanie Murton |
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Macie Murton, Micah Murton |
Matt Murton Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Matt Murton worth at the age of 43 years old? Matt Murton’s income source is mostly from being a successful . He is from United States. We have estimated
Matt Murton's net worth
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Timeline
On March 9, 2018, Murton retired and became an assistant in the Chicago Cubs front office.
On February 20, 2017, Murton signed a minor league contract with the Detroit Tigers. The Tigers released him on April 18, 2017.
On February 16, 2016, Murton returned to MLB and signed a minor league contract with the Chicago Cubs. After 76 games with the minor league Iowa Cubs, Murton was released on November 7, 2016.
Murton's single-season hits record was eclipsed in 2015 by Shogo Akiyama of the Seibu Lions, who recorded 216 hits in 143 games.
Murton played six seasons for the Hanshin Tigers, with a .310 career batting average and 1,020 hits. In 2015, Murton became the 16th foreign player to achieve 1,000 career hits in NPB.
In Murton's rookie season with the Hanshin Tigers he became only the fourth player in Nippon Professional Baseball history to have a 200-hit season. On October 5, 2010, Murton broke the NPB single- season hit record of 210, set by Ichiro Suzuki in 1994 (in 130 games), getting his 211th hit in game #142. He finished his first season in Japan with 214 hits, a .349 batting average, 17 home runs and 91 RBIs.
On February 4, 2009, Murton was traded to the Colorado Rockies for infielder Corey Wimberly. When stepping to the plate at Rockies home games, the song "Strong Tower" by Kutless was played over the speaker system.
On December 4, 2009, Murton was released by the Rockies, who sold his contract to the Hanshin Tigers of Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.
In 2008, Murton saw his playing time diminish even further, playing in just nineteen games, and recording only 42 plate appearances in the first three months of the season for the Cubs. In those 42 plate appearances, he managed only two hits, and spent most of the first half of the season in the minors.
For 2007, Murton saw his playing time reduced when the Cubs signed Cliff Floyd to play in left field. When center fielder Alfonso Soriano switched back to left field in April, Murton switched to right field. On June 13, after hitting only one home run with eight RBIs in limited playing time, Murton was optioned to Triple-A to make room for left-handed pitcher Clay Rapada.
On July 27, 2007, Murton was called back up to the major leagues, along with pitcher Rocky Cherry, with his first start coming on July 30.
In 2006, Murton became the Cubs' starting left fielder. On August 3, 2006, Murton went 4-for-4 with 4 doubles and 5 RBIs in game 2 of a doubleheader against the Arizona Diamondbacks, matching a major league record for doubles in a single game. He finished the year with the second-highest mark on the team in batting average, at .297, with 13 home runs and 62 runs batted in.
He started 2005 with the Double-A West Tenn Diamond Jaxx, but was called up to the major leagues for the first time on July 8, along with Adam Greenberg, to replace the struggling Corey Patterson and Jason Dubois. On the same day, he went 2-for-2 with a walk and a sacrifice fly against the Florida Marlins in his major league debut. He continued his success in the majors over the rest of the season, hitting .321 with two stolen bases, seven home runs, and an on-base percentage of .386 in 51 games in 2005.
Murton was acquired at the 2004 trading deadline by the Chicago Cubs along with Red Sox star shortstop and fellow former Georgia Tech Yellow Jacket Nomar Garciaparra as part of a four-team blockbuster deal. He spent the rest of the year with the Class A-Advanced Daytona Cubs.
Murton was drafted out of Georgia Tech baseball in the supplemental first round of the 2003 MLB draft by the Boston Red Sox. Murton played a total of 155 games in the Red Sox organization for the Lowell Spinners and the Sarasota Red Sox.
In 2001 and 2002, Murton played collegiate summer baseball for the Wareham Gatemen of the Cape Cod Baseball League (CCBL). Murton led the Gatemen to the league title in both seasons, being named the league's MVP in 2001, and in 2002 batting .400 and winning the league's all-star home run derby. He was inducted into the CCBL Hall of Fame in 2008.
Matthew Henry Murton (born October 3, 1981) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago Cubs, Oakland Athletics, and Colorado Rockies. Murton also played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hanshin Tigers.
