Morris did not sign with the Yankees and was drafted again #4 in the 1983 draft by the Milwaukee Brewers. He played in the minor leagues and then began coaching baseball at Reagan County High School. Morris promised his team that if they won the District Championship he would try out for Major League Baseball. After the Owls won the title Morris attended a Tampa Bay Devil Rays tryout and started playing minor league baseball again. He made his way up the ranks and made his Major League Baseball Debut for the Rays in 2000 at the age of 35. He wrote the autobiography The Oldest Rookie and the Disney film The Rookie was about Morris. In the film he was portrayed by Dennis Quaid.