as ▁Orient ales ▁Domin ican ▁team ▁to ▁keep ▁himself ▁in ▁game ▁shape . ▁ ▁Professional ▁career ▁ ▁Minor ▁league ▁career ▁By ▁the ▁spring ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁the ▁Ang els ▁hoped ▁to ▁have ▁Mor ales ▁practice ▁in ▁the ▁C act us ▁League ▁to ▁get ▁ready ▁for ▁a ▁quick ▁asc ension ▁through ▁their ▁farm ▁system ▁or ▁possibly ▁even ▁make ▁the ▁team ▁as ▁the ▁designated ▁h itter . ▁Because ▁he ▁was ▁not ▁yet ▁a ▁citiz en , ▁the ▁Domin ican ▁government ▁held ▁up ▁grant ing ▁Mor ales ▁the ▁necessary ▁pass port ▁to ▁fly ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁U . S . ▁for ▁several ▁months . ▁He ▁was ▁not ▁able ▁to ▁get ▁all ▁his ▁paper work ▁in ▁order ▁until ▁late ▁May ▁and ▁he ▁finally ▁made ▁his ▁minor ▁league ▁debut ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 1 ▁for ▁the ▁Single - A ▁Ran cho ▁C uc am ong a ▁Qu akes . ▁After ▁three ▁weeks ▁( his ▁batt ing ▁average ▁was ▁. 3 4 4 , ▁with ▁five ▁home ▁runs ), ▁he ▁was ▁moved ▁up ▁to ▁Double - A ▁Ark ansas , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁second ▁on ▁the ▁team ▁in ▁home ▁runs ▁despite ▁playing ▁there ▁for ▁only ▁half ▁the ▁season . ▁ ▁When ▁that ▁season ▁ended , ▁he ▁was ▁chosen ▁by ▁the ▁Ang els ▁to ▁play ▁for ▁the ▁Sur prise ▁Sc orp ions ▁of ▁the ▁Arizona ▁Fall ▁League . ▁ ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Ang els ▁of ▁Ana heim ▁Mor ales ▁had ▁a ▁strong ▁spring ▁training ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁for ▁the ▁Ang els , ▁but ▁failed