Brandon Morrow

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**Brandon Morrow**

Seattle Mariners — No. 35
Relief Pitcher
Born: July 26, 1984 (1984-07-26) (age 23)
Bats: Right	Throws: Right
Major League Baseball debut
April 3, 2007 for the Seattle Mariners
Selected MLB statistics (through 2007)
Win-Loss	3-4
Earned Run Average	4.12
Strikeouts	66
Teams
Seattle Mariners (2007-present)

Brandon Morrow (born July 26, 1984 in Santa Rosa, California) is a Major League Baseball relief pitcher for the Seattle Mariners.

Morrow attended Rancho Cotate High School in Rohnert Park, California. He was selected by the Anaheim Angels in the 40th round (1200th overall) in the 2003 Major League Baseball draft. However, he did not sign with the Angels and decided to attend college at California.

Morrow was a starter at California, and in his final season had a record of 7-4 with an ERA of 2.05. He was then selected by the Seattle Mariners in the 1st round (5th overall) in the 2006 Major League Baseball draft.

After signing with the Mariners, he was assigned to the Arizona Mariners, their Rookie League team. He pitched in 8 games (5 starts) for the organization in 2006 including 1 start for the Inland Empire 66ers, the Mariners High Single-A team. He pitched a combine 2.25 ERA and went 0-2.

[edit] Major League Baseball career

Morrow was invited to Spring Training in 2007. He went 0-1 with a 1.08 ERA in 6 relief appearances and made the major league club.

In Morrow's first season in the Major Leagues, he was used strictly as a reliever, putting up solid numbers all year. In 63.2 innings, he went 3-4 with a 4.12 ERA in 60 games. He struck out 66 batters and walked 50 batsmen, which increased his WHIP to 1.67.

In the offseason prior to the 2008 season, Morrow had been part of trade talks that would have sent him to the Baltimore Orioles for pitcher Erik Bedard, who eventually was traded to the Mariners for outfielder Adam Jones, reliever George Sherrill, and three minor league pitchers. Morrow was not included in the deal.

After missing two weeks of spring training in 2008 due to a sore shoulder^[1], Morrow was optioned to Mariners minor league affiliate Double-A West Tennessee on March 30th. Morrow was recalled to the Seattle bullpen 17 days afterwards when Mariners starter Erik Bedard was placed on the 15 day disabled list. ^[2]