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Yankees Release Kendrys Morales

By Steve Adams | July 2, 2019 at 6:52pm CDT

The Yankees announced Tuesday that first baseman/designated hitter Kendrys Morales has cleared release waivers and is now a free agent. New York designated the veteran switch hitter for assignment last week.

It’s been a tough season for Morales, 36, who has posted a combined .194/.313/.253 batting line with two home runs in 201 plate appearances between the Athletics and Yankees. Morales is in the final season of a three-year, $33MM contract that he initially signed with the Blue Jays, who traded him to Oakland on the eve of their season opener in 2019. Despite his struggles this year, Morales notched a solid .249/.331/.438 batting line with 21 homers and 15 doubles in 471 plate appearances with Toronto a season ago. Any team that signs Morales would only owe him the prorated portion of the league minimum for any time he spends in the Majors.

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  1. Disco Dave

    3 years ago

    dear me

    Reply
  2. nymetsking

    3 years ago

    Reply
    • nymetsking

      3 years ago

      ok, so don’t use bracket symbols lol. Was supposed to read “shock face emoji.”

      Reply
      • kingcong95

        3 years ago

        //Pikachu face

        Reply
  3. BaseballBrian

    3 years ago

    Sugarland Skeeters?

    Reply
    • LAblujay

      3 years ago

      Plausible, but personally I think he goes on with a low-tier MLB team

      Reply
  4. FSF

    3 years ago

    I’m surprised they haven’t focused more on the fact that the Yanks signed the #1 international prospect.

    Reply
    • Vince

      3 years ago

      You must be new to this site. It’s an aggregator of MLB transactions. It is, thank God, not ESPN. If the Yankees had signed the top International prospect, they would post it.

      Reply
      • antibelt

        3 years ago

        But they did. Lol

        Reply
        • Vince

          3 years ago

          The article is about Kendrys Morales, not International signings. Which is an earlier article. So, why bring it up here?

  5. carlote

    3 years ago

    kendrys, go home, get some rest, this isn’t your year

    Reply
    • TedYazJimEd

      3 years ago

      $70M in career earnings… he will be just fine

      Reply
  6. Yankeedynasty

    3 years ago

    What a shock. He stinks, I wouldn’t be surprised if he’s done

    Reply
    • athleticsnchill

      3 years ago

      He’d probably be a better player if he could run, but he just can’t run. He’s one of those guys that will forever have an expected WOBA well higher than his actual WOBA. It actually surprises me he hasn’t been thrown out from right field on ground balls he hits there.

      Reply
  7. lowereastsider

    3 years ago

    It probably means the end of a lengthy baseball career. I wasn’t really happy to see him get all those ABs from the Yankees. Would’ve rather seen Mike Ford who brought a little bit of excitement or anyone else get more play time.

    Reply
    • jorge78

      3 years ago

      I know right? But playoff teams want veterans who’ve “been there before” not rookies. Sometimes it doesn’t work out. Ford might have done better…..

      Reply
      • diddlez

        3 years ago

        Am I wrong or did Ford just make the Yankees lineup after they dropped Morales?

        Reply
        • lowereastsider

          3 years ago

          Yes, he’s with the team. A 1.000+ OPS in AAA deserves more than a cup of tea.

  8. infield fly

    3 years ago

    Ford was just called up to replace Voit who is now on the DL from 6/30.

    Reply
  9. Bob Melvin

    3 years ago

    I would love to have him back if we had room. A real leader and fine teammate!!

    Reply
  10. CaptainHooks

    3 years ago

    The KC Royals can use Kendrys Morales back, to Lucas Duda all day!

    Reply
  11. acarneglia

    3 years ago

    Nah nah nah nah. Nah nah nah nah. Hey hey hey. Goodbye!

    Reply
  12. Ichiro51

    3 years ago

    I think he could have been even more if it wasn’t for that freak accident when he hit that walk off. I know he was able to regain some of that back but ever since then he has not been the same.

    Reply
  13. chicagofan1978

    3 years ago

    Meh, either way he will get a ring

    Reply

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