Background
Michael William Morin was born on May 3, 1991 in Andover, Minnesota and grew up in Leawood, Kansas. He is the son of Leatha Scalise Cline and Greg Morin.
Michael William Morin was born on May 3, 1991 in Andover, Minnesota and grew up in Leawood, Kansas. He is the son of Leatha Scalise Cline and Greg Morin.
He did not sign and instead attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Early He was a four year letterman at Shawnee Mission South High School and was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 40th round of the 2009 Major League Baseball Draft. College As a freshman at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Morin made 24 appearances including one start. As a sophomore in 2011, Morin made 32 appearances including six starts.
He became the Tar Heels closer and recorded 10 saves.
In 64 innings of work, he struck out 66 batters, and only walked 18, while posting a 4.64 European Research Area. While at North Carolina, Morin set the Administrative Committee on Company-ordination’s single-season saves record. Professional In 2012 he was named an All-American by Baseball America.
He was then drafted by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in the 13th round of the 2012 Major League Baseball Draft. Morin was called up to the majors for the first time on April 27, 2014 and made his debut three days later on April 30, 2014 against the Cleveland Indians.
