Number 27

Oh, did you think I was talking about Vlad Guerrero? Oops, I thought you were hip to what I'm putting down here over at the Diamond Aces. Kendry Morales just hit number 27 last night. So aside from dropping 27 bombs before August. 21st who is this Kendry Morales. Well here's a brief story of how Morales got to the Angels and captured the hearts of millions and millions of Angel fans.

Kendry Morales played for the Cuban National Team in 2002, on 2003 his team won the World Cub of Baseball. Not to be confused with the World Baseball Classic. Morales contacted an Agent in 2003, which resulted in him being sent back home to Cuba. Which kept him out of the Summer Olympics. Morales ended up defecting from Cuba to the Dominican Republic and signed a six year, 3 Million Dollar contract. After a stint with the Estrellas Orientales durning Winter League. By 2005, Morales played for the Rancho CucamongaQuakes and later that year played in the Arizona Fall League playing for the Sunrise Scorpions. Morales would make a few appearances at the Major League level in 2006 for the Angels when then 1st Baseman Casey Kotchman was injured. Morales would also get some playing time in 2008 durning the ALDS game versus the Boston Red Sox. He played with no fear and hit a double coming to pinch hit in Game 3, the only game the Angels would win. After Mark Teixera was traded away, Morales would earn the First Base position and hasn't looked back all year.