Tom Murphy, Catcher, Seattle Mariners

Date of Birth: 4/3/1991
Birthplace: West Monroe, New York
College: State University of New York, Buffalo

Tom Murphy, catcher for the Seattle Mariners, was drafted by the Colorado Rockies in 2012. He played in the Rockies' minor league system from 2012 through 2014.

Murphy played in 11 games with the Rockies in 2015 and he had 9 hits, including 1 double and 3 home runs. He spent the rest of the season in the minors.

In 2016, Murphy joined the Rockies for 21 games. He hit his first major league home run on September 19th. He finished the season with 12 hits, including 2 doubles and 5 home runs, 13 RBIs, and a .273 batting average. Defensively, as a catcher in 12 games, he made 89 putouts and 2 errors. He caught players trying to steal 40% of the time.

Murphy spent most of the 2017 season on the DL and in the minors. He played in just 12 games with the Rockies.

Murphy played in 37 games with the Rockies in 2018, and he batted .226. He also played in 64 games in the minors.

The San Francisco Giants claimed Murphy off waivers on March 25, 2019. Four days later, he was traded to the Mariners. He finished the 2019 season with 71 hits, 18 home runs, 40 RBIs, 87 strikeouts to 19 walks, and a .273 batting average in 75 games. Defensively, as a catcher in 67 games, he made 23 assists, 499 putouts, and 4 errors, and he caught players trying to steal 39.4% of the time.

Murphy spent the shortened 2020 season on the IL.

Murphy finished the 2021 season with 56 hits, 34 RBIs, 99 strikeouts to 40 walks, and a .202 batting average in 97 games.

Sources for Information
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