Andrew Morris debut

Andrew Morris reached the majors on April 12, throwing three innings for the Minnesota Twins in Toronto as television cameras caught his mother saying, “That’s my boy.” (startribune.com) Morris, a 24-year-old right-hander, entered in the sixth inning of an 8-2 Twins win over the Toronto Blue Jays and allowed one run while striking out two. Major League Baseball’s game clip shows him working a scoreless first inning of the outing and fanning two hitters in his debut. (startribune.com) (mlb.com) The Twins called Morris up on April 11 after right-hander Cody Laweryson went on the injured list with a mild right forearm strain, according to the Star Tribune. Morris said he learned the news during St. Paul Saints batting practice in Toledo when manager Brian Dinkelman got a phone call and pointed toward him in the outfield. (startribune.com) The debut landed as a baseball story and a family story at once. Twins manager Derek Shelton said a first appearance in the majors belongs not only to the player, but also to “his mom, his dad, his family, the scout that drafted him, the organization.” (startribune.com) Morris had been close to the majors before. The Star Tribune reported that he was on the brink of a call-up in 2025 before a forearm strain in late June sidelined him for about six weeks. (startribune.com) His path was not the standard one for a top prospect. Morris started at Division Two Colorado Mesa, transferred to Texas Tech, and the Twins drafted him in the fourth round, 114th overall, in 2022. (baseball-reference.com) (mlb.com) By 2025, Major League Baseball ranked him the Twins’ No. 9 prospect and projected him for a 2026 arrival. The scouting report listed a fastball, slider, cutter, curveball and changeup, with control standing out as a strength. (mlb.com) Baseball-Reference lists April 12, 2026, as Morris’ official debut date and identifies him as Andrew Burke Morris, born Sept. 1, 2001, in New York. In Toronto, the line on the stat sheet was modest, but the moment that spread online was the one in the stands. (baseball-reference.com) (startribune.com)