Morales was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the second round of the 2014 Major League Baseball Draft.[4] He signed with the Cardinals and spent his first professional season with both the Gulf Coast Cardinals and the Palm Beach Cardinals, where he went 1–1 with a 2.19 ERA in 12.1 innings pitched between both clubs.[5] Morales spent 2015 with the Springfield Cardinals, where he went 5–8 with a 5.00 ERA in 26 starts. He returned to Springfield in 2016, going 4–4 with a 3.35 ERA in only 14 starts due to injury. Morales began 2017 on the disabled list with Springfield, and after he was activated, was assigned to Palm Beach; however, he soon returned to Springfield, and was then assigned to Memphis, but once again returned to Springfield. Morales finished 2017 with a 2–1 record, a 3.55 ERA, and 36 strikeouts in 34 innings pitched.[6]
Morales spent a majority of 2018 with Memphis, pitching to a 2–4 record with a 3.88 ERA in 46 relief appearances along with pitching in three games for Springfield.[7] He missed all of 2019 due to injury. He was released by the Cardinals on January 10, 2020.
Acereros de Monclova
On May 20, 2021, Morales signed with the Acereros de Monclova of the Mexican League for the 2021 season. In 23 relief appearances, he registered a 1–2 record with a 4.81 ERA and 30 strikeouts.
^Pilot, Daily (22 May 2014). "UC Irvine Baseball: 'Mighty Mo' wills himself to success". Retrieved September 26, 2016.
^Times, Los Angeles (30 May 2014). "UC Irvine, ace Andrew Morales look to ignite postseason run". Retrieved September 26, 2016.
^. Archived from the original on January 4, 2017. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
^. Archived from the original on January 4, 2017. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
^"Former South Hills, Rio Hondo star Andrew Morales finally gets his chance at pro baseball". 17 July 2014. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
^"Andrew Morales Stats, Highlights, Bio | MiLB.com Stats | The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". Milb.com. Retrieved August 27, 2017.
^"Andrew Morales Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
^"SE REFUERZA SARAPEROS CON JOSÉ VARGAS, RYAN VERDUGO Y ANDREW MORALES" (in Spanish). Retrieved October 16, 2021.
External links
Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
January 08, 2023
andrew, morales, baseball, andrew, john, morales, born, january, 1993, american, professional, baseball, pitcher, saraperos, saltillo, mexican, league, andrew, moralessaraperos, saltillopitcherborn, 1993, january, 1993, covina, californiabats, rightthrows, rig. Andrew John Morales born January 16 1993 is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Saraperos de Saltillo of the Mexican League Andrew MoralesSaraperos de SaltilloPitcherBorn 1993 01 16 January 16 1993 age 29 Covina CaliforniaBats RightThrows Right Contents 1 Career 1 1 St Louis Cardinals 1 2 Acereros de Monclova 1 3 Saraperos de Saltillo 2 References 3 External linksCareer EditMorales graduated from South Hills High School and played college baseball at Rio Hondo College from 2011 to 2012 before transferring to UC Irvine and playing there from 2013 to 2014 1 2 In 2014 he was named an All American and won the Senior CLASS Award for baseball 3 During his college career he went 42 3 with a 2 00 earned run average ERA and 361 strikeouts St Louis Cardinals Edit Morales was drafted by the St Louis Cardinals in the second round of the 2014 Major League Baseball Draft 4 He signed with the Cardinals and spent his first professional season with both the Gulf Coast Cardinals and the Palm Beach Cardinals where he went 1 1 with a 2 19 ERA in 12 1 innings pitched between both clubs 5 Morales spent 2015 with the Springfield Cardinals where he went 5 8 with a 5 00 ERA in 26 starts He returned to Springfield in 2016 going 4 4 with a 3 35 ERA in only 14 starts due to injury Morales began 2017 on the disabled list with Springfield and after he was activated was assigned to Palm Beach however he soon returned to Springfield and was then assigned to Memphis but once again returned to Springfield Morales finished 2017 with a 2 1 record a 3 55 ERA and 36 strikeouts in 34 innings pitched 6 Morales spent a majority of 2018 with Memphis pitching to a 2 4 record with a 3 88 ERA in 46 relief appearances along with pitching in three games for Springfield 7 He missed all of 2019 due to injury He was released by the Cardinals on January 10 2020 Acereros de Monclova Edit On May 20 2021 Morales signed with the Acereros de Monclova of the Mexican League for the 2021 season In 23 relief appearances he registered a 1 2 record with a 4 81 ERA and 30 strikeouts Saraperos de Saltillo Edit On October 13 2021 Morales along with IF Jose Vargas and P Ryan Verdugo were traded to the Saraperos de Saltillo of the Mexican League in exchange for OF Juan Perez 8 References Edit Pilot Daily 22 May 2014 UC Irvine Baseball Mighty Mo wills himself to success Retrieved September 26 2016 Times Los Angeles 30 May 2014 UC Irvine ace Andrew Morales look to ignite postseason run Retrieved September 26 2016 Andrew Morales Named Senior CLASS Award Winner UC Irvine Archived from the original on January 4 2017 Retrieved September 26 2016 Sparks Morales Selected On Day One Of 2014 MLB Draft UC Irvine Archived from the original on January 4 2017 Retrieved September 26 2016 Former South Hills Rio Hondo star Andrew Morales finally gets his chance at pro baseball 17 July 2014 Retrieved September 26 2016 Andrew Morales Stats Highlights Bio MiLB com Stats The Official Site of Minor League Baseball Milb com Retrieved August 27 2017 Andrew Morales Stats Highlights Bio MiLB com Stats The Official Site of Minor League Baseball MiLB com Retrieved October 6 2018 SE REFUERZA SARAPEROS CON JOSE VARGAS RYAN VERDUGO Y ANDREW MORALES in Spanish Retrieved October 16 2021 External links EditCareer statistics and player information from Baseball Reference Minors Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Andrew Morales baseball amp oldid 1050237772, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
