▁Tw ins , ▁Kansas ▁City ▁Roy als , ▁Toronto ▁Blue ▁J ays , ▁Oak land ▁Athletics , ▁and ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Yan ke es . ▁ ▁Mor ales ▁suffered ▁an ▁an k le ▁injury ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁during ▁a ▁celebr ation ▁of ▁his ▁walk - off ▁grand ▁sl am , ▁which ▁kept ▁him ▁out ▁of ▁Major ▁League ▁Baseball ▁for ▁nearly ▁two ▁years . ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Mor ales ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁Ang els ' ▁line - up ▁for ▁the ▁season ▁op ener ▁against ▁the ▁Kansas ▁City ▁Roy als . ▁Mor ales ▁has ▁also ▁played ▁first ▁base ▁and ▁right ▁field ▁during ▁his ▁ML B ▁career . ▁ ▁Cub an ▁career ▁ ▁Mor ales ▁played ▁in ▁Cuba ' s ▁equivalent ▁of ▁the ▁North ▁American ▁Tri ple - A ▁level . ▁With ▁ 1 6 - ▁to ▁ 1 7 - year - olds ▁in ▁the ▁category , ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁st arter ▁of ▁the ▁pitch ing ▁staff , ▁and ▁fourth ▁in ▁the ▁batt ing ▁order , ▁and ▁had ▁the ▁ability ▁to ▁hit ▁home ▁runs ▁from ▁both ▁sides ▁of ▁the ▁plate . ▁ ▁Mor ales ▁joined ▁the ▁Cub an ▁national ▁baseball ▁team ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁and ▁immediately ▁became ▁a ▁star ▁player — des p ite ▁being ▁the ▁first ▁te en ager ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁team ▁in ▁nearly ▁ 2 0 ▁years . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁clean up ▁h itter ▁on ▁the ▁team ▁during ▁its ▁dram atic ▁ 2