Robert Hilton Morey (born November 27, 1988) is a professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has played in the

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for the

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Career

He was born in

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, where he attended Cape Henry High School. Though he was drafted by the

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in the 29th round of the

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– a couple picks ahead of pitcher

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– out of high school, he opted not to sign. Instead, he attended the

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, where he played from 2008 to 2010. In 2008, he went 2–0 with a 6.51 ERA in 16 relief appearances, striking out 30 batters in 27.2 innings. In 2009, he was 3–0 with a 3.33 ERA in 18 games (nine starts), striking out 84 batters in 67.2 frames. He also pitched for the

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of the

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that year, going 3–1. In October, he was ranked the 85th best college player in the United States by ''College Baseball Daily''. In 2010, he went 9–4 with a 4.20 ERA in 16 starts. College teammates included

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and

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. He was drafted by the Marlins in the 5th round of the

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, between pitchers Justin Grimm and Heath Hembree, and signed.

Miami Marlins

In his first professional season, 2010, Morey went 1–3 with a 3.65 ERA in 12 starts for the

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and the next year, he was 7–7 with a 5.14 ERA in 140 innings for the same club. He won Pitcher of the Week honors for the week of August 1 that year and led the team in games started with 25, innings pitched, strikeouts (107) and batters faced (630). He was also the only pitcher on the club to toss a complete game and a shutout and one of only four

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hurlers to throw a shutout. With the

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in 2012, Morey was 8–3 with a 3.84 ERA in 18 games (16 starts), leading the team in victories. He won another Player of the Week honor that year. He split 2013 between the

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(103.1 innings pitched) and Triple-A New Orleans Zephyrs (10 IP), going a combined 4–8 with a 5.31 ERA. Prior to the start of the 2014 campaign, Morey pitched for the Marlins in the club's major league spring training camp. He pitched for the

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, Jacksonville and New Orleans in 2014, going a combined 4–4 with a 4.48 ERA in 18 games (12 starts). He was 2–7 with a 4.55 ERA in 22 games (14 starts) for New Orleans in 2015.

Brother Elephants

Morey signed with the

of the

in early 2016. He finished with a 6.55 ERA in over 68.2 innings pitched (9 starts and 17 relief appearances) before he was released on August 31, 2016.

Southern Maryland Blue Crabs

On April 18, 2018, Morey signed with the

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of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. He was released on April 26, 2018.

York Revolution

On April 25, 2019, Morey signed with the

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of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. He was released on May 6, 2019.

References

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