▁of ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Yan ke es . ▁Starting ▁on ▁August ▁ 1 9 , ▁Mor ales ▁hit ▁a ▁home ▁run ▁and ▁continued ▁a ▁seven - game ▁home ▁run ▁hit ▁stre ak ▁ending ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 6 ▁to ▁record ▁the ▁longest ▁such ▁stre ak ▁in ▁Blue ▁J ays ▁franch ise ▁history , ▁and ▁became ▁the ▁sevent h ▁person ▁in ▁ML B ▁history ▁to ▁accomplish ▁the ▁fe at . ▁His ▁accomplish ments ▁during ▁the ▁week ▁of ▁August ▁ 2 0 – 2 6 ▁earned ▁him ▁the ▁AL ▁Player ▁of ▁the ▁Week ▁award . ▁ ▁Oak land ▁Athletics ▁On ▁March ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁the ▁Blue ▁J ays ▁trad ed ▁Mor ales ▁and ▁c ash ▁consider ations ▁to ▁the ▁Oak land ▁Athletics ▁for ▁minor ▁league ▁inf iel der ▁Jesus ▁L ope z ▁and ▁international ▁bonus ▁money . ▁On ▁May ▁ 1 3 , ▁he ▁was ▁designated ▁for ▁assignment . ▁ ▁New ▁York ▁Yan ke es ▁On ▁May ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁the ▁Athletics ▁trad ed ▁Mor ales ▁to ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Yan ke es ▁for ▁c ash ▁consider ations ▁or ▁a ▁player ▁to ▁be ▁named ▁later . ▁On ▁June ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁the ▁Yan ke es ▁designated ▁Mor ales ▁for ▁assignment . ▁Mor ales ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁July ▁ 2 . ▁ ▁Ret irement ▁Mor ales ▁announced ▁his ▁ret irement ▁from ▁baseball ▁on ▁February ▁ 7 , ▁ 2 0 2 0 ▁after ▁ 1