Justin Morneau
Justin Morneau
Justin Ernest George Morneauis a Canadian professional baseball designated hitter for the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball. He previously played in MLB for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Minnesota Twins, and Colorado Rockies. At 6 feet 4 inchesand 220 pounds, Morneau was drafted as a catcher by the Twins in 1999. He converted to first base in the minor leagues and made his MLB debut in 2003. Morneau has held that position throughout his career and in 2007 became the first Twin...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth15 May 1981
CityNew Westminster, Canada
There are only a few Canadians in the big leagues. It's a pretty good opportunity for us to kind of grab people's attention and let them know there's something in our country other than hockey. It's a huge sense of pride for us.
It was a lot more intense, there was a lot more focus. Any time you have a high-pressure situation, high-pressure at-bats, it makes you more relaxed in those situations.
I told him I wanted to use his because his has the hits in them.
A first-place team? You're always excited to become a part of that.
We put on Tragically Hip, we told him we were going to brainwash him. We told him he had to memorize all the songs by the time we got here.