SYNOPSIS Daniel Murphy is an American professional baseball second baseman who currently plays for the Washington Nationals. He also played as a first base, third base, and left the field. He started his MLB career with New York Mets. He also played college baseball at Jacksonville University. Early Life & Education Daniel Murphy was born in Jacksonville, Florida, on April 1, 1985. He is an American. His ethnicity is white. He was born as Aries. He started playing baseball at the age of five years. He went to Englewood High School where he played baseball for his high school team.
Career
Upon high school graduation, Daniel Murphy went to Jacksonville University where he played baseball for Dolphins under Coach Terry Alexander. Throughout his college career, he was considered as a strong hitter. He mostly played at the position of third base. As a junior in 2006; his batting average is .398 and named A-Sun Baseball Player of the Year.
In 2006 Major League draft, Daniel Murphy was selected by New York Mets. After recovering from the injury, he spent entire 2007 with St. Lucie Mets of the Florida State League. He was noted on many occasions for his performance. In 2008, he was called up for the major league. At the beginning of his career, he played a pivotal role while playing for the Mets. He played majority of his career with Mets. On Dec 24, 2015, he agreed on a three year $37.5 million contract with the Washington Nationals. On May 2, 2016, he accomplished his 1,000-career hit against the Kansas City Royals.
Personal Life & Affair
Daniel Murphy was born to Tom and Sharon Murphy. He has a younger brother Jonathan and a sister Tricia. His brother Jonathan is also a prominent baseball player. He played college baseball for Jacksonville University and selected in the 19th round of the 2012 Major League Baseball draft by the Minnesota Twins.
Daniel Murphy married his longtime girlfriend, Victoria on December 1, 2012. Their marriage took place in a small ceremony in the Florida. Since getting married to till date, they are extremely happy in their married life. Being a marital relation with Victoria, his first child as a son, Noah, born on March 31, 2014. His daughter Quinn was born on December 4, 2015. He also has been the part of controversy due to his controversial comments.
Daniel Murphy is one of the successive names in the world of baseball. He has reached the age of 32 now. He has a height of 6 feet and 1 inch, which is around 1.85m.
Net Worth & Social Networking Involvements
Daniel Murphy has maintained a pretty of bank balance from his career salary. As of 2016, his salary is $8 million. He has an whooping net worth of $5,700,000. His profiles can be seen on Twitter.
