José Morban

José Morban (born December 2, 1979) is a Dominican retired professional baseball infielder. He played in Major League Baseball for the Baltimore Orioles during the 2003 season.

José Morban
Morban with the Edmonton Cracker-Cats in 2008
Infielder
Born: (1979-12-02) December 2, 1979 (age 45) San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic
Batted: Switch Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 6, 2003, for the Baltimore Orioles
Last MLB appearance
September 28, 2003, for the Baltimore Orioles
MLB statistics
Batting average	.141
Home runs	2
Runs batted in	5
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
Baltimore Orioles (2003)

Career

In December 2002, the Minnesota Twins chose Morban in the Rule 5 Draft. Morban was previously a member of the Texas Rangers. To accommodate Morban on their roster, the Twins released David Ortiz, who would go on to spend 14 seasons with the Boston Red Sox and be elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame on his first ballot.^[1]

Morban played for the Baltimore Orioles in 2003. Morban played in 61 games and had 10 hits in 71 at-bats.

After playing in only 4 games for the Texas Rangers Triple-A affiliate, the Oklahoma RedHawks in 2007, he played for Águilas Cibaeñas in the Dominican Winter League that offseason.