Jim Morris net worth
Jim Morris Net Worth: Jim Morris is an American retired professional baseball player who has a net worth of $2 million. Jim Morris was born in Brownwood, Texas in January 1964. Morris is a backup pitcher who specializes in left-handed hitting and throwing. As a child, Jim moved around a lot because his father was a recruiter for the U.S. Navy.
He played football for Brownwood High School, but they didn’t have a baseball team yet. Morris won the state championship as linebacker, punter and kicker. He was selected by the New York Yankees with No. 466 in the 1982 amateur baseball draft. Morris did not sign with the Yankees and was selected again by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 1983 draft. He played in the minor leagues and then began coaching baseball at Reagan County High School. Morris promised his team that he would play in Major League Baseball if they won the regional championship. After the Owls won the championship, Morris entered the Tampa Bay Devil Rays draft and started playing minor league baseball again. He made his Major League Baseball debut in 2000 at the age of 35, playing for the Rays. He wrote the autobiography “The Oldest Rookie” and the Disney movie “The Rookie” was about Morris. In the film, he is played by Dennis Quaid.
