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Thomas James Murphy, Jr. (born April 3, 1991) is an American professional baseball catcher for the Colorado Rockies of Major League Baseball (MLB). Prior to playing professionally, Murphy played college baseball for the University at Buffalo. ==Career== Murphy attended Paul V. Moore High School in Central Square, New York, where he played for the school's baseball team. He had a .510 batting average in his senior year, and was honored as All-Central New York (CNY) and the CNY Athlete of the Year. In high school, Murphy was recruited to play college baseball at Buffalo, St. John’s, Michigan, Wagner, Le Moyne and Monmouth.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.ubbulls.com/sports/bsb/2011-12/bios/murphy_tom_dlx8 )〕 Murphy ultimately committed to play baseball at the University at Buffalo. In 2011, he was named the Mid-American Conference Player of the Year after leading the conference with a .384 batting average. That summer, he played for the Holyoke Blue Sox of the New England Collegiate Baseball League (NECBL), and hit a home run over the Green Monster at Fenway Park against the United States Collegiate National Team in the NECBL All-Star Game. The Colorado Rockies selected Murphy in the third round, with the 105th overall selection, of the 2012 MLB Draft. In 2012, he played for the Tri-City Dust Devils of the Class A-Short Season Northwest League, and in 2013, he plays for the Asheville Tourists of the Class A South Atlantic League (SAL), where he was named SAL Hitter of the Week for the week of April 29 through May 5, 2013. He received a midseason promotion to the Tulsa Drillers of the Class AA Texas League. Murphy returned to Tulsa in 2014, but was limited to 27 games as a result of a shoulder injury. He began the 2015 season with the Rockies' new Class AA affiliate, the New Britain Rock Cats of the Eastern League.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Eastern League notes: Healthy Colorado Rockies prospect Tom Murphy powering New Britain Rock Cats - MiLB.com News - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball )〕 He was chosen to play for the United States national baseball team in the 2015 Pan American Games. Following the Pan American Games, the Rockies promoted Murphy to the Albuquerque Isotopes of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League. The Rockies promoted Murphy to the major leagues on September 11, 2015. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tom Murphy (catcher)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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