0 0 3 ▁World ▁Cup ▁championship . ▁His ▁grand ▁sl am ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁round ▁against ▁Taiwan ▁secured ▁a ▁ 6 – 3 ▁Cub an ▁victory , ▁one ▁game ▁after ▁hitting ▁a ▁home ▁run ▁that ▁provided ▁the ▁winning ▁runs ▁against ▁Brazil . ▁ ▁In ▁his ▁first — of ▁two ▁and ▁a ▁half — full ▁season ▁with ▁Hav ana ' s ▁Indust ri ales ▁of ▁the ▁Cub an ▁National ▁Series , ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁Mor ales ▁had ▁a ▁batt ing ▁average ▁of ▁. 3 2 4 ▁with ▁ 2 1 ▁home ▁runs ▁and ▁ 8 2 ▁R BI , ▁and ▁pitch ed ▁in ▁a ▁game ▁during ▁the ▁regular ▁season , ▁setting ▁seven ▁ro ok ie ▁records ▁in ▁the ▁process ▁( including ▁H R ▁and ▁R BI ); ▁and ▁obviously ▁becoming ▁Ro ok ie ▁of ▁the ▁Year , ▁being ▁considered ▁the ▁best ▁ro ok ie ▁in ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁Cub an ▁baseball . ▁In ▁his ▁second ▁season , ▁he ▁suffered ▁an ▁injury ▁and ▁did ▁not ▁hit ▁as ▁many ▁home ▁runs ▁as ▁in ▁his ▁ro ok ie ▁season , ▁but ▁he ▁finished ▁with ▁a ▁. 3 9 1 ▁batt ing ▁average . ▁ ▁Mor ales ' ▁st ard om ▁in ▁Cuba ▁was ▁short - l ived , ▁however . ▁He ▁was ▁sent ▁back ▁to ▁Cuba ▁from ▁Pan ama ▁during ▁the ▁Olympic ▁qual ifying ▁round ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁for ▁making ▁contact ▁with ▁an ▁agent . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁last ▁time ▁he ▁would ▁suit ▁up ▁as ▁a ▁Cub an .