Daniel Thomas Murphy (born April 1, 1985) is an American professional baseball player. A right-handed fielder and left-handed hitter, he currently plays first base and outfield for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball.

Daniel Murphy was born in Jacksonville, Florida. The Mets selected Murphy out of Jacksonville University in the 13th round (394th overall) of the 2006 Major League Baseball Draft. He spent the entire 2007 season with the High-A St. Lucie Mets of the Florida State League.

Murphy began the season with the Double-A Binghamton Mets. On August 2, a day after being promoted to the Triple-A New Orleans Zephyrs, the Mets left-handed reserve outfielder Marlon Anderson was placed on the disabled list, so Murphy was called up to the majors. In his first major league at bat, against three-time All-Star Roy Oswalt, Murphy hit a single. Later in the same game, he made a difficult catch against the left field wall, throwing out Hunter Pence at second base for a double play to end the inning. As of August 9, 2008, Murphy was only the 5th Mets rookie to record 10 hits in his first 20 at-bats. Murphy hit his first home run in the bottom of the 6th inning against the Florida Marlins at Shea Stadium on August 9.