Akeel J. Morris (born November 14, 1992) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the New Britain Bees of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Mets, Atlanta Braves, and Los Angeles Angels.\n', '

Akeel Morris was born in Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands to Kenneth, a crane operator from Saint Kitts, and Corlette, an insurance agent from Antigua. As a child, before focusing on pitching, his favorite baseball player was Derek Jeter; afterwards it was Josh Beckett.\n', '

Morris attended Charlotte Amalie High School. In December 2009, he pitched a perfect game, striking out all 15 batters he faced. Morris\' parents paid for their son to travel to the Dominican Republic to audition for the New York Mets.\n', '

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