Kendry Morales injury: LA Angels now need to look elsewhere for production

The walk-off celebration that occurred on May 29 last year that left Los Angeles Angels first baseman Kendrys Morales in a heap at home plate will now cost him almost two full seasons, and leave the Halos with even more questions about how to bolster their sagging offensive production. Los Angeles Angels Kendry Morales hits an RBI single to score Erick Aybar against the Minnesota Twins during the first inning of their American League baseball season opening game in Anaheim, California, April 5, 2010. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson (UNITED STATES – Tags: SPORT BASEBALL) Morales will have a second operation on his left ankle, this one to remove scar tissue and degenerative cysts that have formed. The surgery will be performed by Dr. Thomas O. Clanton, a Colorado foot and ankle specialist, on a date as yet to be determined. Morales had been expected to be ready by Opening Day, but as spring training progressed, it became clear that Morales’ ankle was not progressing as had been ho...