▁wait ▁-- ▁was ▁just ▁to ▁concent rate ▁on ▁playing ▁well ▁once ▁that ▁opportunity ▁came ." ▁ ▁He ▁hit ▁well ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁half , ▁and ▁hit ▁extremely ▁well ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁half ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁and ▁was ▁named ▁AL ▁Player ▁of ▁the ▁Month ▁in ▁August ▁when ▁he ▁drove ▁in ▁ 3 3 ▁runs ▁in ▁ 2 8 ▁games ▁with ▁ 1 0 ▁hom ers , ▁batt ing ▁. 3 8 5 ▁and ▁sl ug ging ▁. 7 3 4 . ▁His ▁performance ▁led ▁to ▁talk ▁of ▁him ▁being ▁a ▁possible ▁American ▁League ▁M VP , ▁eventually ▁placing ▁ 5 th ▁in ▁M VP ▁voting ▁behind ▁M auer , ▁Te ix e ira , ▁D erek ▁J eter , ▁and ▁Miguel ▁Cab rera . ▁▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁season ▁Mor ales ▁hit ▁a ▁walk - off ▁grand ▁sl am ▁off ▁Br andon ▁League ▁to ▁end ▁a ▁ 1 0 - in ning ▁ 5 – 1 ▁victory ▁over ▁the ▁Seattle ▁Mar in ers ▁at ▁Angel ▁Stadium ▁of ▁Ana heim ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁Appro aching ▁his ▁celebr ating ▁team m ates , ▁he ▁jump ed ▁up ▁with ▁the ▁intention ▁of ▁st om ping ▁on ▁home ▁plate ▁instead ▁of ▁simply ▁ste pping ▁on ▁it . ▁His ▁awk ward ▁landing ▁resulted ▁in ▁a ▁f ract ure ▁in ▁his ▁lower ▁left ▁leg , ▁placing ▁him ▁immediately ▁on ▁the ▁disabled ▁list . ▁ ▁The ▁injury ▁required ▁surg ery , ▁and ▁he ▁missed ▁the ▁rest ▁of