John Joseph "Jack" Murphy (born April 6, 1988) is an

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who is a free agent. He was drafted by the

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played in their minor league affiliate system from 2009 to 2015. Murphy has also played three seasons for the

Canberra Cavalry The Canberra Cavalry (nicknamed Cavs) is a professional baseball team from Canberra, ACT, Australia. Established in 2010, the team is a founding member of the Australian Baseball League (ABL). The Cavs home ground is Narrabundah Ballpark, know ...

of the

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, being named an All-Star in all 3 seasons. In 2013, the team won the

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and the

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Championship, and in 2014, Murphy was named Canberra's most valuable player.

College

Murphy attended

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Professional career

Toronto Blue Jays

Murphy was drafted by the

in the 31st round of the 2009 Major League Baseball Draft, and assigned to the

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. He was later promoted to the Short-Season A

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and finished the 2009 season with a .268 batting average, 3 home runs, and 22 RBI. In 2010, Murphy played 35 games with the Doubledays, and 2 with the Class-A

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. He batted .220 with 3 home runs and 13 RBI. He played 50 games in Lansing in 2011, earning a late promotion to the Double-A

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, and finished the year with a .220 average, 3 home runs, and 24 RBI. 2012 saw Murphy play in a career-high 94 games, most of which were with the Advanced-A

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. He also recorded career-highs in home runs and RBI, with 12 and 55 respectively. In the offseason, Murphy played for the

of the

, and batted .304 with 5 home runs and 22 RBI. In 2013, Murphy played 56 games with New Hampshire and 3 with the Triple-A

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, batting .220 with 3 home runs and 22 RBI. He again played with Canberra in the offseason, batting .306 with 2 home runs and 27 RBI. Canberra would go on to win the Australian Championship that season, defeating the

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. Murphy returned to the Fisher Cats for most of the 2014 season, playing 42 games in New Hampshire and 11 in Buffalo. He batted a combined .221 with 6 home runs and 17 RBI. In his third season with Canberra, Murphy won the team's Silver Slugger and MVP awards, batting .353 with 6 home runs and 37 RBI. The Blue Jays invited him to 2015 spring training after the Australian season ended.

Los Angeles Dodgers

Murphy was traded to the

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on September 13, 2015, for

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. The Dodgers assigned him to the Triple-A

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to begin the season. He was in 73 games for Oklahoma City, hitting .250. He returned to Oklahoma City the following season, where he hit .137 in 48 games.

Cleveland Indians

Murphy signed a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training with the

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on January 22, 2018. He was released on April 6, 2018.

Miami Marlins

On February 28, 2019, Murphy signed a minor league contract with the

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. He was released on April 1, 2019.

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