Joey Murray

Joseph Murray (born September 23, 1996) is an American former professional baseball pitcher.

Amateur career Murray attended Dublin Coffman High School in his hometown of Dublin, Ohio. Undrafted out of high school, he then attended Kent State University, playing three seasons for the Golden Flashes. In the summer, Murray played for the Keene Swamp Bats of the New England Collegiate Baseball League. In his third and final season with the Golden Flashes, Murray posted a 9–2 record with a 2.45 ERA and 141 strikeouts in 95 innings.

Professional career Toronto Blue Jays Murray was selected by the Toronto Blue Jays in the eighth round, with the 236th overall selection, of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft. He signed for the full draft-slot bonus of $169,600 and was assigned to the Low-A Vancouver Canadians. In 25 innings, Murray went 1–1 with a 1.75 ERA and 39 strikeouts. Murray did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

He returned to action in 2021, but made only one appearance for the rookie–level Florida Complex League Blue Jays before missing the remainder of the season with an elbow strain. In 2022, he made 5 appearances (4 starts) for Double–A New Hampshire, posting a 7.84 ERA with 23 strikeouts in innings pitched. Murray underwent Tommy John surgery in May 2022, ending his season. On July 25, 2023, he was activated from the injured list and assigned to Single–A Dunedin. However, on July 29, Murray was released by the Blue Jays organization.

Sioux City Explorers On May 2, 2024, Murray signed with the Sioux City Explorers of the American Association of Professional Baseball. In 19 starts for the Explorers, he posted a 5-8 record and 5.94 ERA with 86 strikeouts over 94 innings of work.

On April 24, 2025, Murray re-signed with Sioux City. In four starts for Sioux City, he logged a 1-1 record and 6.88 ERA with 16 strikeouts over 17 innings of work. Murray was released by the Explorers on June 1.

On September 11, 2025, Murray announced his retirement from professional baseball via Instagram.