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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 125. Not illustrated. Chapters: Mike Morse, Eric Patterson, Cody Johnson, Ben Francisco, Matt Miller, Chris Denorfia, Bronson Sardinha, Trevor Crowe, Mel Stocker, Val Majewski, Chris Dickerson, Reid Gorecki, Jeff Fiorentino, Reggie Willits, Kyle Blanks, Ryan Harvey, Jai Miller, Mitch Maier, Lorenzo Cain, T. J. Bohn, Byron Gettis, Brad Snyder, Ryan Sweeney, Tyler Henley, Josh Kroeger, James Rapoport, Jason Cooper, Terry Evans, Dave Krynzel, Cedric Hunter, Sean Barker, Buck Coats, Anthony Jackson, Kevin Mahar, Chad Huffman, Mike Baxter, Danny Putnam, Kory Casto, Mike Wilson, Brett Carroll, Wayne Lydon, Bryan Pritz, Shane Costa, Collin Delome, Brad Chalk, Billy Hart, Brandon Boggs, Daniel Carte, Cole Garner, Casper Wells, Matt Moses, Mickey Hall, Sam Carter, Jordan Brown, Collin Cowgill. Excerpt: Michael John Morse (born March 22, 1982 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida) is a Major League Baseball utility player for the Washington Nationals. He was selected by the Chicago White Sox in the 3rd Round (82nd overall) of the 2000 Major League Baseball Draft. Morse attended Nova High School in Davie, Florida, the same school that produced future National Football League players Autry Denson and Omar Smith, and future Major League Soccer player Cory Gibbs. Morse was acquired by the Mariners along with Miguel Olivo and Jeremy Reed for Freddy Garcia and Ben Davis on June 27, 2004. Beginning the 2005 season with the Triple-A Tacoma Rainiers, he made his major league debut on May 31, 2005. Although Morse made it to the big leagues as a shortstop, with the arrival of Yuniesky Betancourt, Morse began to develop as a utility player, having spent time at first base and left field. On July 6, 2006, Morse had surgery to repair a torn medial meniscus of his right knee. In 2008, Morse had the best batting average in the major leagues in spring training battin...