About Cody Morris

Cody McKinley Morris (born November 4, 1996) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cleveland Guardians. He played college baseball at the University of South Carolina, and was drafted by Cleveland in the seventh round of the 2018 MLB draft

Career
Morris attended Reservoir High School in Fulton, Maryland. He was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 32nd round of the 2015 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign and played college baseball at the University of South Carolina. He was then drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the seventh round of the 2018 MLB draft.

Morris made his professional debut in 2019 with the Lake County Captains and Lynchburg Hillcats. Over 21 games (twenty starts) between the two teams, he went 7–4 with a 4.35 earned run average and 111 strikeouts over 89 innings. He did not play a minor league game in 2020 since the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He started 2021 with the Akron RubberDucks before being promoted to the Columbus Clippers. He appeared in 15 games (making 14 starts) between the two teams, going 2–2 with a 1.62 earned run average and 93 strikeouts over 61 innings.

The newly named Cleveland Guardians selected Morris to their 40-man roster on November 19, 2021. He began the 2022 season on the major league 60-day injured list with a shoulder injury. After completing his rehab assignment with the Triple-A Columbus Clippers, Morris was activated from the injured list on September 1, 2022. He made his major league debut on September 2, 2022, starting against the Seattle Mariners.