Daniel Murphy played for the New York Mets in the first half of his career (2008-09 & 2011-15), where the Second Baseman was not lighting up the stat sheets, but turning heads with his hustle. In 2015, he was the lightning rod of the Mets team that reached the World Series, winning the NLCS MVP, but New York would fall to Kansas City.
Murphy would then join the Washington Nationals, where he promptly had the best year of his life. An All-Star for the second time, Murphy’s 2016 saw him lead the NL in Doubles (47), Slugging (.595), OPS (.985) with career-highs in Home Runs (25), RBIs (104) and Batting Average (.347). Murphy won the Silver Slugger and was second in MVP voting. He had another excellent year for the Nats the year after, again leading the NL in Doubles (43) with a third All-Star and second Silver Slugger. Murphy also had his second straight 20 Home Run/.300 year.
Traded to the Cubs during the 2018 Season, Murphy was unable to replicate the magic in Washington. He had two more years in Colorado, retiring with 1,572 Hits and a .296 lifetime Batting Average.
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