Justin Morneau

Full Name: Justin Ernest George Morneau	Primary Position: 1B
Height/Weight: 6'4"/225	First Game: June 10, 2003
Birthdate: May 15, 1981	MLB Experience: 5 years
Birthplace: New Westminster, British Columbia (Canada)
Bat/Throw: Left/Right

Biography

Justin Morneau (Justin Ernest George Morneau) was born on May 15, 1981 in New Westminster, British Columbia (Canada). He made his Major League debut on June 10, 2003 for the Minnesota Twins. In 2004, his rookie year, he hit .271 with 19 home runs and 58 RBI. Morneau played for the Minnesota Twins for his entire 4 year career.

Most people believe that Justin Morneau's best season was 2006, when he slugged 34 home runs, hit for a .321 average and knocked in 130 runs. He was also named the American League MVP.

Scouting Report

Statistics

Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SB	IBB	GDP
2003	MIN	A	40	106	14	24	4	16	.226	.287	.377	4	0	9	30	0	0	1	4
2004	MIN	A	74	280	39	76	19	58	.271	.340	.536	17	0	28	54	2	0	8	4
2005	MIN	A	141	490	62	117	22	79	.239	.304	.437	23	4	44	94	4	0	8	12
2006	MIN	A	157	592	97	190	34	130	.321	.375	.559	37	1	53	93	5	3	9	10
2007	MIN	A	157	590	84	160	31	111	.271	.343	.492	31	3	64	91	5	1	11	17
Total			569	2058	296	567	110	394	.276	.340	.498	112	8	198	362	16	4	37	47

Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	AVG
2003	MIN	A	DH	23	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2003	MIN	A	1B	7	2	34.2	29	4	1	1	0	.971
2004	MIN	A	DH	11	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2004	MIN	A	1B	61	61	538.1	523	41	3	54	0	.995
2005	MIN	A	1B	138	128	1166.1	1191	91	8	123	0	.994
2005	MIN	A	DH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2006	MIN	A	1B	153	152	1346.1	1297	111	8	113	1	.994
2006	MIN	A	DH	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2007	MIN	A	1B	143	143	1259.1	1189	102	5	122	0	.996
2007	MIN	A	DH	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			DH	53	49	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			1B	502	486	4345	4229	349	25	413	1	.995

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Selected by Minnesota Twins in the 3rd round of the free-agent draft (June 2, 1999 - signed June 17, 1999).

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