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Former Raider Murphy garners MLB.com recognition
9/25/2020 11:45:00 AM | Baseball
Former Wright State standout and current Oakland Athletics catcher Sean Murphy has been named a first team member on MLB Pipeline's 2020 All-Rookie Team, released on MLB.com on September 23. Additionally, Murphy was rated as the eighth-highest rookie in relation to future value by MLB.com on September 22.
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Murphy leads all rookie catchers in total bases, homers and RBI while also helping guide an Oakland pitching staff that stands fifth in the American League in ERA (3.73). Murphy and the Athletics clinched the American League West on September 21, becoming the first team in Major League Baseball to win its division this season. The division title is Oakland's first since 2013.
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The 2020 MLB playoffs begin next week.
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In its write-up ranking him as its eighth-best rookie, MLB.com said "either his offense (home runs with plenty of walks) or defense (potential Gold Glover with a cannon arm) alone would make him a starting backstop." The annual ranking of the year's rookie graduates from prospect status is based on their long-term value and their present production, along with their past track record and future projections.
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Murphy has made 40 starts in this shortened season for Oakland, including an Opening Day start behind the plate, with the Athletics set to play their final four regular season games in the 60-game schedule this weekend before heading into the postseason. A September call-up in 2019, Murphy appeared in 20 games for Oakland last season and earned the start for the Athletics in the American League Wild Card game.
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A third-round draft pick of the Athletics in 2016, Murphy came to Wright State as a walk-on from Centerville and proceeded to start 150 games over three seasons, earn Horizon League Freshman of the Year honors in 2014 and earn all-league accolades all three years as a Raider. During his time in a Raider uniform, Wright State went 124-56 (.689), winning two Horizon League regular season and tournament championships while making two NCAA tournament appearances.
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Murphy leads all rookie catchers in total bases, homers and RBI while also helping guide an Oakland pitching staff that stands fifth in the American League in ERA (3.73). Murphy and the Athletics clinched the American League West on September 21, becoming the first team in Major League Baseball to win its division this season. The division title is Oakland's first since 2013.
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The 2020 MLB playoffs begin next week.
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In its write-up ranking him as its eighth-best rookie, MLB.com said "either his offense (home runs with plenty of walks) or defense (potential Gold Glover with a cannon arm) alone would make him a starting backstop." The annual ranking of the year's rookie graduates from prospect status is based on their long-term value and their present production, along with their past track record and future projections.
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Murphy has made 40 starts in this shortened season for Oakland, including an Opening Day start behind the plate, with the Athletics set to play their final four regular season games in the 60-game schedule this weekend before heading into the postseason. A September call-up in 2019, Murphy appeared in 20 games for Oakland last season and earned the start for the Athletics in the American League Wild Card game.
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A third-round draft pick of the Athletics in 2016, Murphy came to Wright State as a walk-on from Centerville and proceeded to start 150 games over three seasons, earn Horizon League Freshman of the Year honors in 2014 and earn all-league accolades all three years as a Raider. During his time in a Raider uniform, Wright State went 124-56 (.689), winning two Horizon League regular season and tournament championships while making two NCAA tournament appearances.
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