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Full Name:
 

Kendrys Morales Rodríguez​

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Nicknames:

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"Mo Mo", "Bam Bam"

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Born:  
   

June 20, 1983

Fomento, Cuba

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Family:  

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Mother: Noelia Rodríguez
Spouse: Yarley Pereira

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His father died when he was 8 years old (do not heckle).

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Growing up he called his mother "La Mocha". 

 

Friends:  

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Brayan Pena: has known Morales since they played youth baseball in Cuba at age 10 and was his teammate as an adult during winter ball.
 

School:  

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Childhood coach: Raul Rodrguez

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Baseball Related:

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2002-2003 Industriales de Habana
Coach: Rey Vicente Anglada
Teammates: Enrique Díaz, Javier Méndez, Carlos A. Tabares, Yadel Martí

Cuban national coach: Higinio Velez

2002 - Played for Havana's Industriales of the Cuban National Series. 

2004 - He was banned from playing for the Industriales over allegations that he spoke to an agent while at an Olympic qualifier.

Scouted by Eddie Bane.

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2004 - Signed a 6-year contract with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. 

2006 - May 23rd - Major League debut with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.

2012 - After the season he was traded from the Angels to the Seattle Mariners for Jason Vargas.

2014 - Signed a 1-year contract with the Minnesota Twins ($7.4 million). Earlier in the off-season he turned down at $12 million contract from the Twins.

2014 - After the season he signed a 2-year contract with the Kansas City Royals ($17 million).

2016 - Signed a 3-year contract with the Toronto Blue Jays ($33 million).
 

Extra:

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Until March 2011, MLB mistakenly spelled Morales' first name "Kendry."

He tried to defect from Cuba 12 times.
 
In 2018 he began wearing transition prescription glasses. He previously tried contacts but didn't like them. He has poor vision in his right eye.
 

Sample Heckles:

 

"Nice glasses you friggin' nerd."

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Heckle him on twitter:

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Not available

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