James Forrest Morrison is a former professional baseball player who played second and third base

Third Base

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 in the Major Leagues from 1977 to 1988. During his baseball career, Morrison played for the Philadelphia Phillies

Philadelphia Phillies

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, Chicago White Sox

Chicago White Sox

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, Pittsburgh Pirates

Pittsburgh Pirates

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, Detroit Tigers

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, and Atlanta Braves

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. He was Most Valuable Player for the Pirates in 1986.

Background

From 1988 to 1990, Jim Morrison spent two seasons in Milan

Milan

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, Italy as the director for Mediolanum Milano; the Italian Baseball league started by Silvio Berlusconi

Silvio Berlusconi

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After retiring from baseball, Morrison bought and ran a hotel in Port Charlotte

Port Charlotte, Florida

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/Punta Gorda, Florida

Punta Gorda, Florida

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 which was rumored to have been a Frank Lloyd Wright

Frank Lloyd Wright

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 design. The hotel was sold in 2003 and then destroyed in Hurricane Charley

Hurricane Charley

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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

Schaumburg Flyers

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Currently, Jim Morrison is the manager of Charlotte Stone Crabs

Charlotte Stone Crabs

The Charlotte Stone Crabs are a minor league baseball team based in Port Charlotte, Florida. The team are currently members of the Florida State League and are the Class A-Advanced affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays Major League Baseball team....

, a Class A affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays

Tampa Bay Rays

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. Formerly, he was manager of the Columbus Catfish

Columbus Catfish

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, another Rays Class A affiliate, and led them to the South Atlantic League

South Atlantic League

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Championship in 2007.