Kendrys Morales
Cuban baseball player (born 1983) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kendrys Morales Rodríguez (born June 20, 1983) is a Cuban-Dominican[1] former professional baseball designated hitter and first baseman who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Seattle Mariners, Minnesota Twins, Kansas City Royals, Toronto Blue Jays, Oakland Athletics, and the New York Yankees. He also played right field during his MLB career.
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Designated hitter / First baseman | |||||||||||||||||||||
Born: (1983-06-20) June 20, 1983 (age 40) Fomento, Cuba | |||||||||||||||||||||
Batted: Switch Threw: Right | |||||||||||||||||||||
MLB debut | |||||||||||||||||||||
May 23, 2006, for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | |||||||||||||||||||||
Last MLB appearance | |||||||||||||||||||||
June 11, 2019, for the New York Yankees | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Batting average | .265 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Home runs | 213 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Runs batted in | 740 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Morales is perhaps most infamous for suffering an ankle injury on May 29, 2010, during a celebration of his walk-off grand slam, which kept him out of Major League Baseball for nearly two years. In 2015 as a member of the Royals, Morales won a Silver Slugger Award and was a member of the Royals' 2015 World Series championship team.