Charlie Morton spent 2024 with the Atlanta Braves, where he earned the highest salary of his career for two years. However, now at 41 years old, he’ll play for the Baltimore Orioles, accepting a significant pay cut to return to the mound for the 2025 season.



According to Jeff Passan, Morton agreed to a one-year deal with the Orioles worth $15 million. The right-handed pitcher will join the rotation alongside other experienced arms like Zach Eflin, who has been with Baltimore since last season.



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MLB News: Veteran pitcher Charlie Morton takes pay cut to join Orioles for 2025 season

MLB News: Veteran pitcher Charlie Morton takes pay cut to join Orioles for 2025 season - Bolavip US

Charlie Morton takes pay cut to join Orioles for 2025 season

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Charlie Morton truly left it all on the mound in his three innings of work in Game 1 of the <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/mlb/mlb-2021-world-series-schedule-tv-channel-dates-and-start-times-20211025-0022.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MLB World Series.</a> The <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/atlanta-braves-t113961" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Atlanta Braves</a> starter was hit on his right leg when <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/houston-astros-t116283" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Houston Astros</a> first baseman Yuli Gurriel hit a comebacker that went right at Morton in the second inning.
What only looked like a bad knock eventually led to an x-ray that showed the pitcher had a right fibula fracture which will now shelve him for the rest of the <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/mlb/world-series-2021-how-many-challenges-do-mlb-teams-get-per-game-20211026-0012.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">World Series</a> and Morton is expected to return for Spring training in 2022.
<a href="https://bolavip.com/en/mlb/atlanta-braves-resign-charlie-morton-to-a-big-salary-20210906-0018.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Morton</a> still managed to pitch 16 more times on a broken leg before the pain forced him out of the game. The Atlanta Braves earned a big 6-2 win to take game 1 of the fall classic. In the locker room the right hander apologized to his teammates for not going a bit more!

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<h2>Teammates praise Charlie Morton for pitching on a broken leg</h2>
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That gutsy showing made an impact on Morton’s Braves teammates who were quick to point out the 37-year-olds courage. “And if that doesn’t tell you everything you need to know about Charlie Morton… I’m not sure what does” Freddie Freeman said.
“(Morton) was doing exactly what we hired him to do… Bring credibility. He did it all year. He did it tonight. And I hate it for him. He really is the kind of guy that would break his leg and say he’s sorry” Atlanta manager Brian Snitker said.
“Everyone knows his résumé, and his humility is something you wouldn’t expect from someone with that kind of résumé. He’s just so genuine all the time, very open with anything he’s thinking to anybody. Doesn’t matter if you’ve never played a day in your life or you’ve got 20 years in the big leagues” Atlanta Braves catcher Travis d’Arnaud said.
The Braves take their 1-0 series advantage over the Astros back to Minute Maid Park tonight at 8:09 PM EST for Game 2 of the fall classic.

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Atlanta Braves Charlie Morton apologizes for only being able to pitch 16 times on a broken leg

Atlanta Braves Charlie Morton apologizes for only being able to pitch 16 times on a broken leg - Bolavip US

Charlie Morton is a happy man as he and the <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/atlanta-braves-t113961" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Atlanta Braves</a> have signed an extension to his current deal that will keep him in Atlanta for next year and a club option additional year in 2023. Morton is well deserving of the extension considering the season he has had with the <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/mlb/Top-25-MLB-teams-with-most-fans-20200528-0001.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Braves</a> in the <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/mlb/2021-mlb-season-schedule-predictions-odds-dates-tv-and-live-stream-20210331-0005.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MLB</a>.
Morton’s 2021 record stands at 13-5 with a 3.47 ERA, in 28 starts for the first place Braves. At the moment Morton leads the Braves in wins, strikeouts, and ERA, and his fastball is the best it ever has been.
Morton signed with the Atlanta Braves in November of last year and earned an estimated $15 million this season. Now with his contract extension here is Charlie Morton’s salary come next season with the <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/mlb/interesting-mlb-world-series-records-and-stats-20201021-0008.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Atlanta Braves</a>.

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<h2>Charlie Morton signs $20 million contact with Atlanta Braves</h2>
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Charlie Morton is set to earn $20 million in salary following this season, a $5 million salary increase for the former Tampa Bay Rays pitcher. Morton is currently in his second stint with the Atlanta Braves after he began his career with them in 2008.
Morton has an overall record of 106-94 and over 1,400 career strikeouts, he was atwo-time all-star in 2018 and 2019, and won the World Series with the Houston Astros in 2017. The team has an option year for Morton at $20 million in 2023.

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