Daniel Murphy played in Major League Baseball for the New York Mets, Washington Nationals, Chicago Cubs, and Colorado Rockies. Murphy was an MLB All-Star in 2014, 2016, and 2017. En route to leading the Mets to their fifth World Series appearance in franchise history, Murphy won the National League Championship Series MVP Award in 2015.
Murphy attended Jacksonville University where, as a junior in 2006, he posted a .398 batting average and was named the A-Sun Baseball Player of the Year.
Murphy played in the VBL with the Luray Wranglers in 2204 and 2005 and was the Valley Baseball League Most Valuable Player in 2005 when he led the Wranglers to the regular season title.