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'''Elijah Allan Morgan''' (born May 13, 1996) is an American [[professional baseball]] [[pitcher]] for the [[Cleveland Guardians]] of [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB). He played [[college baseball]] for the [[Gonzaga Bulldogs baseball|Gonzaga Bulldogs]]. Morgan was selected by the Guardians (at the time the Indians) in the eighth round of the [[2017 Major League Baseball draft|2017 MLB draft]], and made his MLB debut in 2021.
==Early and personal life==
Morgan was born in [[Rancho Palos Verdes, California]], to Diana and Dave Morgan, a former deputy sports editor for the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://gozags.com/sports/baseball/roster/eli-morgan/185|title=Eli Morgan – Baseball|website=Gonzaga University Athletics}}</ref><ref name="auto3">{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/story/2020-07-03/eli-morgan-earns-spot-on-indians-60-man-training-camp-roster|title=Minor Disruption: Eli Morgan earns a spot on Indians' 60-man training camp roster|author= Mike DiGiovanna|date=July 3, 2020|website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref> He has a sister, named Briana.<ref name="auto"/> He resides in [[Redondo Beach, California]].<ref name="auto3"/> Morgan is of [[Jews|Jewish]] parentage, his father being Jewish, but does not identify as Jewish himself.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gurvis |first1=Jacob |title=All the Jewish MLB players to watch in 2024 |url=https://www.jta.org/2024/03/19/sports/all-the-jewish-mlb-players-to-watch-in-2024 |access-date=May 7, 2024 |work=[[Jewish Telegraphic Agency]] |date=March 19, 2024 |quote=Correction: The initial version of this article included Cleveland Guardians relief pitcher Eli Morgan under "The big leaguers". We have removed Morgan, who does not identify as Jewish.}}</ref>
==High school==
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