Yohandy Morales

Yohandy Morales (born October 9, 2001) is a college baseball third baseman for the Miami Hurricanes.

Yohandy Morales
Miami Hurricanes – No. 35
Third baseman
Born: (2001-10-09) October 9, 2001
Bats: Right
Throws: Right

Career

Morales attended G. Holmes Braddock Senior High School in Miami, Florida. He was considered a top prospect for the shortened 2020 Major League Baseball draft, but went unselected and enrolled at the University of Miami to play college baseball.[1]

As a freshman at Miami in 2021, Morales became apart of the starting lineup and appeared in 53 games, mainly at third base.[2][3] For the season, he batted .284 with 11 home runs, 45 RBIs, and 13 doubles.[4] That summer, he played in the Cape Cod Baseball League with the Wareham Gatemen.[5] As a sophomore in 2022, Morales played in sixty games at third base and slashed .329/.411/.650 with 18 home runs, 59 RBIs, and 17 doubles.[6] In Miami's opening game of the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball tournament, Morales hit three home runs in a win over Canisius College, making him the fourth player in Miami history to hit three home runs in one game.[7] After the season, he was selected to the USA Baseball National Collegiate Team.[8][9]

Personal life

Morales' father, Andy Morales, played for the Cuban national baseball team and in the minor leagues for the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox.[10]

References
  1. "Here's what you need to know about the Miami Hurricanes players in this week's MLB draft". June 9, 2020.
  2. https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/college/acc/university-of-miami/article251813003.html
  3. Gammons, Peter. "Gammons: As opening day approaches, baseball's allure still ties parents and their children". The Athletic.
  4. "'One of the top players in the country': 3B Yohandy Morales set to lead No. 25 Hurricanes". InsideTheU.
  5. "3B Yohandy Morales looking to 'dominate' at the Cape". InsideTheU.
  6. Parker • •, Jason. "'We Look Like an Omaha Team': Hurricanes Baseball Has High Ambitions After Postseason Collapse Last Season".
  7. https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/college/acc/university-of-miami/article262158627.html
  8. "Miami baseball star Yohandy Morales selected to USA Collegiate National Team". Sun Sentinel.
  9. "3B Yohandy Morales set for Stars vs. Stripes series with USA Baseball". InsideTheU.
  10. "2020 Draft legacies: Glavine, Boone ... Agassi?". MLB.com.
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