1983
Born June 20, 1983
Fomento, Sancti Spíritus, Cuba
Kendrys Morales Notable
b. June 20, 1983 · Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 2006–2010, 2012, Seattle Mariners 2013–2014, Minnesota Twins 2014, Kansas City Royals 2015–2016, Toronto Blue Jays 2017–2018, Oakland Athletics 2019, New York Yankees 2019
Kendrys Morales played for seven clubs across 14 seasons as a first baseman, opening with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in 2006 and closing with the New York Yankees in 2019.
Across 1,363 games he batted .265, with 1,289 hits and 584 runs. He finished with 213 home runs, 257 doubles and 6 stolen bases. He went 0 and 0 with a 4.50 earned run average, pitching 2 innings in 2 games.
He played 449 games at first base, with 3,542 putouts and 23 errors. He turned 345 double plays.
He hit three home runs in a game two times — 2015 and 2017.
He was born in Fomento, Sancti Spíritus, Cuba on June 20, 1983. He batted both ways and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Week | 4 | 2009, 2010, 2016, 2018 |
| Outstanding DH Award | 1 | 2015 |
| Player of the Month | 1 | 2009 |
| Silver Slugger | 1 | 2015 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | LAA | 57 | 197 | 21 | 46 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 17 | 28 | 1 | .234 |
| 2007 | LAA | 43 | 119 | 12 | 35 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 0 | .294 |
| 2008 | LAA | 27 | 61 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .213 |
| 2009 | LAA | 152 | 566 | 86 | 173 | 43 | 2 | 34 | 108 | 46 | 117 | 3 | .306 |
| 2010 | LAA | 51 | 193 | 29 | 56 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 39 | 12 | 31 | 0 | .290 |
| 2012 | LAA | 134 | 484 | 61 | 132 | 26 | 1 | 22 | 73 | 31 | 116 | 0 | .273 |
| 2013 | SEA | 156 | 602 | 64 | 167 | 34 | 0 | 23 | 80 | 49 | 114 | 0 | .277 |
| 2014 | MIN/SEA | 98 | 367 | 28 | 80 | 20 | 0 | 8 | 42 | 27 | 68 | 0 | .218 |
| 2015 | KCR | 158 | 569 | 81 | 165 | 41 | 2 | 22 | 106 | 58 | 103 | 0 | .290 |
| 2016 | KCR | 154 | 558 | 65 | 147 | 24 | 0 | 30 | 93 | 48 | 120 | 0 | .263 |
| 2017 | TOR | 150 | 557 | 67 | 139 | 25 | 0 | 28 | 85 | 43 | 132 | 0 | .250 |
| 2018 | TOR | 130 | 413 | 47 | 103 | 15 | 0 | 21 | 57 | 50 | 95 | 2 | .249 |
| 2019 | NYY/OAK | 53 | 170 | 16 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 26 | 26 | 0 | .194 |
| Career | — | 1363 | 4856 | 584 | 1289 | 257 | 7 | 213 | 740 | 417 | 978 | 6 | .265 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | TOR | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 2019 | OAK | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9.00 |
| Career | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4.50 |
On this day & linked events
2006
Major-league debut: Kendrys Morales
Kendrys Morales made a major-league debut on May 23, 2006.
2015
Kendrys Morales's Three-Home-Run Game, 2015
Kendrys Morales hit three home runs for the Kansas City Royals against the Detroit Tigers on September 20, 2015.
2017
Kendrys Morales's Three-Home-Run Game, 2017
Kendrys Morales hit three home runs for the Toronto Blue Jays against the Baltimore Orioles on August 31, 2017.
2019
Final major-league game: Kendrys Morales
Kendrys Morales played a final major-league game on June 11, 2019.