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)
In 2009, Kendrys Morales hit .306 with 34 home runs and 108 runs battled in to finish fifth in American League most valuable player balloting. He was viewed as an up-and-coming slugger poised to be a fixture in the middle of the Angels’ lineup for years to come.
Two years and one gigantic fluke injury later and Morales is now arguably the biggest question mark in baseball.
Last June, Morales underwent surgery in which a pin and six screws were inserted into his ankle after he broke it while jumping on home plate in celebration of a walk-off home run against the Mariners. The injury almost became a punch line for baseball observers who couldn’t believe that a player would actually get hurt celebrati...
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