; ▁after ▁getting ▁a ▁ 4 - game ▁break ▁to ▁reg ather ▁himself ▁ment ally , ▁Mor ales ▁finished ▁June ▁with ▁a ▁. 2 6 2 ▁average ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁Roy als ' ▁home ▁run ▁leader ▁on ▁the ▁season . ▁On ▁November ▁ 4 , ▁Mor ales ▁decl ined ▁his ▁option ▁with ▁the ▁Roy als ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁free ▁agent . ▁ ▁Toronto ▁Blue ▁J ays ▁ ▁On ▁November ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Mor ales ▁agreed ▁to ▁a ▁three - year , ▁$ 3 3 ▁million ▁contract ▁with ▁the ▁Toronto ▁Blue ▁J ays . ▁The ▁contract ▁became ▁official ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 8 . ▁On ▁August ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Mor ales ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁player ▁in ▁Blue ▁J ays ▁franch ise ▁history ▁to ▁have ▁ 4 ▁hits , ▁ 3 ▁home ▁runs , ▁and ▁ 7 ▁R B Is ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁game ▁when ▁he ▁did ▁so ▁in ▁an ▁ 1 1 – 8 ▁win ▁against ▁the ▁Baltimore ▁Ori oles . ▁Mor ales ▁made ▁his ▁major ▁league ▁debut ▁as ▁a ▁pitch er ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁and ▁pitch ed ▁a ▁hit less ▁nin th ▁in ning ▁for ▁the ▁Blue ▁J ays ▁in ▁a ▁ 9 – 2 ▁loss ▁to ▁the ▁Oak land ▁Athletics . ▁On ▁July ▁ 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Mor ales ▁hit ▁his ▁ 2 0 0 th ▁career ▁home ▁run ▁off ▁Dom ingo ▁Germ án