Matthew Christian Morris (born August 9, 1974) is an American former professional baseball pitcher.

[2] Morris moved to nearby Montgomery, New York, at 13 years old where he played baseball at Valley Central High School.

In his first season, he won 12 games with a 3.19 ERA and finished tied for second in the Rookie of the Year voting, behind Scott Rolen.

[7] Morris became the ace of the Cardinals' pitching staff in 2001, earning his first All-Star selection and a third-place finish in the NL Cy Young voting.

In 2004, Morris signed a one-year contract after he won 15 games on a Cardinals team that made the World Series.

He was the number three starter for the Cardinals in the playoffs, behind ace Chris Carpenter and Mark Mulder.

On December 12, 2005, Morris signed a three-year contract with the San Francisco Giants worth $27 million.

On July 31, 2007, Morris was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates for center field prospect Rajai Davis and pitcher Stephen MacFarland.