Bio
Biography & Career Highlights
| Full Name: | Justin Ernest Morneau |
| Born: | 05/15/1981 |
| Birthplace: | New Westminster, BC |
| Height: | 6'4" |
| Weight: | Weight: 230 |
| Bats: | Left |
| Throws: | Right |
| College: | N/A |
| MLB Debut: | 06/10/2003 |
Justin Ernest George Morneau...1999 graduate of New Westminster Secondary School where he played baseball, basketball and hockey...Member of National Championship baseball team in 1997 and 1998... Named top catcher and hitter at National Championships in 1998...New Westminster High School Athlete of the Year in 1999...Played on Canadian World Junior team in 1999...Played on Canadian National team in 2001 World Baseball Championship.
2007 Highlights
Had fifth career two-homer game (first of season), including three-run walk-off homer in 10th inning, May 8 vs. Chicago (AL)...suffered broken nose after being hit with a thrown ball from Nick Punto, May 12 vs. Detroit...sixth career two-homer game (second of season), May 15 at Cleveland...season-high 10-game hit-streak, going 14-for-40 (.350), May 17-27...seventh career two-homer game (third of season), May 22 vs. Texas...named American League Player of the Month for May...had game-winning walk-off homer in ninth inning, June 16 vs. Milwaukee...had consecutive games played streak snapped at 190, June 23 at Florida...became fourth Twin to have a three-homer game, July 6 at Chicago...it was his eighth career multi-homer game (fourth of season) and he drove in a career-high six runs...named American League Player of the Week, July 2-8...selected to first career All-Star Game, July 10 at San Francisco...hit safely in 10 of 11 games, going 17-for-41 (.415), July 19-30...ninth career multi-homer game (fifth of season), July 23 at Toronto...became first Twin since 1986-87 (Gary Gaetti) to have back-to-back 30-homer seasons, September 14 vs. Detroit...tied for fourth in American League sacrifice flies, tied for fifth in home runs, eighth in home at-bats per home run (19.0) and was ninth in rbi.