Adam Morgan

BIOGRAPHY

Adam Morgan was born February 27, 1990, in Tampa, Florida. He is a pitcher in the MLB.

Morgan began the 2015 season with Lehigh Valley, and the Phillies promoted him to the major leagues to make his debut on June 21 despite him posting a poor record with Lehigh Valley.Morgan pitched 52⁄3 innings in his debut, which came against the St. Louis Cardinals. He allowed only one run, and earned the win, also earning an opportunity to start a second game. Morgan started the first game after the All-Star break for the Phillies, and although one columnist opined that he "deserves better" than to be removed from a game with a low pitch count only to have the lead he helped build evaporate, the Phillies ended up earning the win, and Morgan received praise from interim manager Pete Mackanin, who said Morgan "showed no fear" on the mound. Mackanin expressed a willingness to let Morgan pitch in tough situations to see how he would respond during the second half of the season. Through his first several starts, Morgan showed promise of developing into a legitimate middle-to-back-of-the-rotation starter but needed to focus on keeping the ball down to avoid allowing hitters to make solid contact and hit home runs, something they had done five times in his first five starts. In 2015 with the Phillies he was 5–7 with a 4.48 ERA with 49 strikeouts in 841⁄3 innings.

In 2016 with the IronPigs he was 6–1 with a 3.04 ERA and 52 strikeouts in 501⁄3 innings. On August 14, 2016, he was recalled by the Phillies. In 2016 with the Phillies he was 2–11, with a 6.04 ERA with 95 strikeouts in 1131⁄3 innings.

Morgan made the 2017 Opening Day roster as a relief pitcher. He was optioned to Lehigh Valley two weeks later, after struggling in two appearances. Morgan considered retiring, but reported to Lehigh Valley and returned to the major leagues briefly in May and again in June. After his June promotion, Morgan's fastball velocity increased from 90 miles per hour (140 km/h) to 97 miles per hour (156 km/h) as he acclimated to pitching as a reliever. In 2017, he was 3–3 with a 4.12 ERA with 63 strikeouts in 542⁄3 innings.

In 2018, he was 0–2 with one save and a 3.83 ERA with 50 strikeouts in 491⁄3 innings for the Phillies. In 2019, he was 3–3 with one save and a 3.94 ERA with 29 strikeouts in 292⁄3 innings for the Phillies.