Akeel Morris

Akeel Jamael Morris (born November 14, 1992) is an American former professional baseball pitcher.

Before he began to focus on pitching, his favorite baseball player was Derek Jeter; afterwards, it was Josh Beckett.

[12] He made his debut on June 18 against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre in the eighth and allowed five runs on three hits and three walks in 2/3 of an inning; it was his one MLB appearance for the season.

[25] Morris made 40 appearances for Salt Lake on the year, struggling to a 7.04 ERA with 45 strikeouts and 5 saves across 46 innings pitched.

[26] On April 1, 2019, Morris was drafted by the High Point Rockers of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball at the 2019 ALPB Player Showcase.

[27] On July 8, 2019, Morris was traded to the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.

On November 6, 2019, Morris was selected by the Long Island Ducks in the New Britain Bees dispersal draft.

Morris did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the ALPB season because of the COVID-19 pandemic and became a free agent after the year.

On June 11, 2021, Morris's contract was purchased by the San Francisco Giants organization and he was assigned to the Double-A Richmond Flying Squirrels.

On October 23, 2023, Morris was selected in the fourth round by the Mumbai Cobras, with the 31st overall pick, of the 2023 Baseball United inaugural draft.

Morris with the New York Mets