After making his return to baseball this year, Daniel Murphy has secured himself a chance to make it back to the Major Leagues.
Murphy, 38, announced his retirement after the 2020 season where he managed to play 40 of 60 possible games and set new career lows across the board as a member of the Colorado Rockies.
The Three Time All-Star decided to make a comeback tour this winter when he and the Long Island Ducks agreed to a one year contract. All he did as a Duck was hit, slashing .331/.410/.451 with an OPS of .861.
This caught the attention of the Los Angeles Angels, who decided to purchase Murphy’s contract from the Ducks and assign him to their Triple-A Affiliate in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Murphy was best known for his 2015 postseason with the New York Mets where he hit 7 Home Runs, 8 RBI’s, and won NLCS MVP. He also had an elite 2016 with the Washington Nationals where he hit .346 and was second in MVP voting behind Kris Bryant.
As a corresponding move, the Long Island Ducks announced the signing of Ruben Tejada, who was one of Murphy’s old Mets teammates.