Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Charlie Morton (50) throws against the Atlanta Braves in the first inning at Truist Park on July 4. Brett Davis-Imagn Images

Veteran Charlie Morton at the Top of Unusual Baseball History Over Last 117 Years

Originally posted on Fastball on SI | By Brady Farkas | Last updated Jul 5, 2025 9:21 AM ET

If you stick around the big leagues long enough, eventually you're going to become part of negative baseball history. It's just the nature of how things go: The longer you play, the more likely you are to give up more home runs, or more hits, or in Charlie Morton's case, hit more batters:

According to Codify Baseball, Morton has 193 hit batters in his career, which is the most in the last 117 years:

Charlie Morton has hit more batters with pitches than any other MLB pitcher in the last 117 seasons. pic.twitter.com/3oRZwov8Jn
— Codify (@CodifyBaseball) July 4, 2025

An 18-year veteran of the Pittsburgh Pirates, Atlanta Braves, Houston Astros, Tampa Bay Rays, Philadelphia Phillies and Baltimore Orioles, he's gone 143-130 for his career, posting a 4.06 ERA. A two-time World Series champion, Morton is also a two-time All-Star, and he's won double-digit games in six different seasons. He finished third in the Cy Young voting in the American League in 2019.

This year, Morton has struggled in Baltimore, going 5-7 with a 5.47 ERA. However, he's been better of late, and has re-entered the rotation after a spell in the bullpen. He allowed two earned runs in 5.1 innings on Friday against the Braves, a game that the Orioles won 3-2.

Baltimore enters play on Saturday at 38-49 and in last place in the American League East. Atlanta is 39-48 and in fourth place in the National League East. The two teams will meet again on Saturday at 4:10 p.m. ET. Right-hander Dean Kremer will start for the O's while Aaron Bummer opens for the Braves.

Kremer is 7-7 with a 4.27 ERA. Bummer is 1-1 with a 2.86.

This article first appeared on Fastball on SI and was syndicated with permission.

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