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Morton will serve as Atlanta's opening pitcher in Sunday's game versus the Pirates, David O'Brien of The Athletic reports. Morton is slated to retire after the season, but first he'll be given a send-off in the final game of the regular season with the team that drafted him and where he spent five major-league seasons. Chris Sale will follow Morton in a bulk-relief role Sunday.
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Morton will not make a start for Atlanta this week, Mark Bowman of MLB.com reports. Morton reunited with Atlanta by signing a major-league deal Monday following his release from the Tigers. He is expected to pitch at some point this week as a send-off before retirement, but the appearance will come out of the bullpen. The 41-year-old Morton has posted a 5.89 ERA and 148:71 K:BB over 140.2 innings between the Orioles and Tigers in 2025.
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Atlanta signed Morton to a one-year contract Monday, David O'Brien of The Athletic reports. Morton is expected to officially report to the team Tuesday, and manager Brian Snitker said he's unsure whether the veteran right-hander will make a start this week. The 41-year-old has not announced whether he intends to call it a career after this season, but if he does it would allow him to retire as a member of the organization that drafted him and where he spent five major-league seasons. Morton holds a 5.89 ERA and 148:71 K:BB over 140.2 innings between the Orioles and Tigers in 2025.
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The Tigers released Morton on Sunday. Before he was removed from Detroit's 40-man roster earlier Sunday, Morton went 2-3 with a 7.09 ERA, 1.60 WHIP and 47:23 K:BB across 39.1 innings in nine outings since the Tigers acquired him from the Orioles ahead of the trade deadline. The Tigers lack an obvious replacement in the rotation for Morton heading into the final week of the regular season, so the team may opt for a bullpen game when the right-hander's next turn comes up. Morton is set to turn 42 in November, and given his rough finish to the 2025 campaign, his time in the big leagues could be over.
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The Tigers designated Morton for assignment Sunday, Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press reports. Detroit acquired Morton from Baltimore at the trade deadline with the expectation that he would bolster the team's rotation, but the veteran hurler struggled during his time with the Tigers, posting a 7.09 ERA, 1.60 WHIP and 47:23 K:BB over 39.1 innings. His most recent start was particularly disastrous, as he gave up six earned runs over 1.1 frames against Atlanta on Friday. The right-hander will likely finish the campaign with his worst ERA (5.89) since he posted a 7.57 mark with Pittsburgh in 2010. The Tigers selected the contract of Tanner Rainey from Triple-A Toledo on Sunday to fill Morton's spot on the 40-man roster.
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| Year | Team | APP | GS | INN | W | L | S | K | BBI | HA | ERA | WHIP |
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| 2025 | BAL-DET-ATL | 33 | 27 | 142.0 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 149 | 72 | 152 | 5.83 | 1.57 |
| 2024 | ATL | 30 | 30 | 165.3 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 167 | 65 | 154 | 4.19 | 1.32 |
Last 7 Games
| DATE | Opp | W | L | S | INN | HA | ERA | BBI | K | WHIP |
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| 9/28 | vs  |
- | - | - | 1.1 | 2 | 9.39 | 1 | 1 | 2.25 |
| 9/19 | vs  |
- | 1 | - | 1.1 | 5 | 9.82 | 2 | 2 | 5.25 |
| 9/13 | @  |
- | - | - | 4.0 | 3 | 7.71 | 4 | 4 | 1.75 |
| 9/07 | vs  |
- | - | - | 3.0 | 4 | 8.47 | 3 | 2 | 2.33 |
| 9/01 | vs  |
- | - | - | 3.2 | 5 | 8.36 | 4 | 3 | 2.45 |
| 8/26 | @  |
- | - | - | 5.0 | 7 | 5.73 | 2 | 7 | 1.80 |
| 8/20 | vs  |
1 | - | - | 6.0 | 3 | 3.00 | 3 | 8 | 1.00 |
Upcoming Games
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| 3/26 | vs  |
12:00 AM | Not Announced Yet |
| 3/28 | vs |
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| 3/29 | vs |
12:00 AM | Not Announced Yet |
| 3/30 | vs |
12:00 AM | Not Announced Yet |
| 3/31 | vs |
12:00 AM | Not Announced Yet |
| 4/01 | vs |
12:00 AM | Not Announced Yet |
| 4/02 | @  |
12:00 AM | Not Announced Yet |