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If Morgan Freeman played baseball: catcher, rated 79

Morgan Freeman would play catcher in baseball, rated 79 in Legends Draft MLB, the parody game where famous people play baseball. The position leans hardest on fielding and arm, where Morgan Freeman rates 82 and 57. Best attribute: eye (90). A catcher who reads the game like a narrator. His eye and his glove lead the card, and his arm is the soft spot.

Portrait of Morgan Freeman

Photo: U.S. Secretary of Defense, Public domain

Screenborn 1937

Natural position

C Catcher

Rating

79OVR

Plays like: A steady, cerebral catcher who calls a beautiful game.

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Baseball ratings

Made up for the game, 40 to 99.

Contact
80
Power
58
Eye
90
Speed
72
Fielding
82
Arm
57
Pitching
70

Where Morgan Freeman fits

Each spot weighs the ratings its own way. Away from the natural spot a legend loses a few points; on the bench everyone plays at their natural rating.

  1. CCatcher, natural79
  2. 2BSecond base75
  3. SSShortstop71
  4. 1BFirst base70
  5. OFOutfield70

Morgan Freeman as a baseball player: scouting report

Morgan Freeman has narrated everything from March of the Penguins to The Shawshank Redemption, and a narrator is someone who sees the whole story while everyone else is inside it. That is a catcher. He would crouch behind the plate, take in all nine fielders and the hitter's feet at once and quietly tell everyone what is about to happen. His eye is the best mark on his card and his fielding is right behind it.

His glove is what makes him valuable. He would frame pitches softly, block balls in the dirt and settle a young pitcher with a few calm words on the mound. He served as a radar technician in the United States Air Force before he turned to acting, and that technical, steady temperament fits a position full of signs and signals. He won the Academy Award for Million Dollar Baby, playing a former boxer who looks after a gym, and he would look after a pitching staff with the same patience. His contact is good enough to keep the line moving.

His arm is the soft spot, so fast runners will test him, and his power is modest. Pair him with pitchers who are quick to the plate and the running game stays manageable. Second base is his next best spot and shortstop is a possibility, and his speed is decent for a catcher, which helps on the bases. He also became a licensed pilot later in life, a reminder that he never stops learning a new skill. Draft him in the middle rounds as a defense first catcher and trust him to make the whole staff better.

Plays like A steady, cerebral catcher who calls a beautiful game

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Morgan Freeman in real life

Real life

American actor and producer (born 1937)

Lived
Born 1937
From
United States
Known as
film producer, television actor, film director, aircraft pilot
Active
since 1964
Honors
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, Kennedy Center Honors, AFI Life Achievement Award, Golden Globes, and 5 more

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Questions about Morgan Freeman in baseball

What position would Morgan Freeman play in baseball?
Catcher. In Legends Draft MLB the position leans hardest on fielding and arm, where Morgan Freeman rates 82 and 57. The next best spots are second base (75) and shortstop (71).
What is Morgan Freeman's rating in Legends Draft MLB?
79 at catcher, the natural position. Away from it a legend loses a few points; on the bench everyone plays at their natural rating.
What is Morgan Freeman's best attribute?
Eye, at 90. The weakest is arm, at 57.
Are these ratings real?
No. Legends Draft MLB is a parody game and the ratings are made up for fun, on a scale of 40 to 99. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by anyone in it.

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