James Forrest Morrison (born
September 23, 1952
in Pensacola,
Florida
), is a former professional baseball player who
played second and third base in the Major
Leagues from 1977 to 1988. During his baseball career,
Morrison played for the
Philadelphia Phillies,
Chicago White Sox,
Pittsburgh Pirates,
Detroit Tigers, and
Atlanta Braves. He was Most Valuable Player
for the Pirates in 1986.
From 1988
to 1990, Jim Morrison spent two seasons in Milan
, Italy as
the director for Mediolanum Milano; the Italian Baseball league
started by Silvio
Berlusconi.
After
retiring from baseball, Morrison bought and ran a hotel in Port
Charlotte
/Punta Gorda, Florida
which was rumored to have been a Frank Lloyd Wright design. The
hotel was sold in 2003 and then destroyed in
Hurricane Charley.
Jim Morrison is married to Nancy Morrison who owns and operates
NancyElle.com; an organic skincare company. The couple
has four children named Brook, James, Sarah and Molly. Brook
provides consulting services for N.E.W. and their son,
James Morrison plays minor league baseball;
most recently for the
Schaumburg
Flyers.
Currently, Jim Morrison is the manager of
Charlotte Stone Crabs, a Class A
affiliate of the
Tampa Bay Rays.
Formerly, he was manager of the
Columbus Catfish, another Rays Class A
affiliate, and led them to the
South Atlantic League Championship in
2007.
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