Douglas Morales
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Douglas Renato Morales
- Bats Left, Throws Left
- Height 6' 0", Weight 180 lb.
- High School Liceo Miguel de Cervantes
- Born June 22, 1986 in Masaya, Masaya Nicaragua
Douglas Morales spent his 6th season in the minors in 2008.
Morales was signed by the Philadelphia Phillies shortly before his 17th birthday. He made his pro debut with the VSL Phillies, batting .233/.370/.288. In 2004, he improved to .337/.423/.459, finishing third in the Venezuelan Summer League in batting average. Coming stateside in 2005, the youngster batted .301/.397/.398 and stole 12 bases in 16 tries for the GCL Phillies. In 2006, he played for the Clearwater Threshers (9 for 36, 2B, BB), the Lakewood BlueClaws (4 for 22, 3 BB) and the Batavia Muckdogs (21 for 88, 11 BB, 2B; one run in two innings pitched), moving down the system as the year progressed.
In 2007, Morales played all year for Lakewood and hit .250/.307/.304 in 104 games. Douglas split 2008 between Clearwater (3 for 6) and the Williamsport Crosscutters (.225/.273/.324 in 29 games). He was one of Nicaragua's outfielders in the 2008 Americas Baseball Cup, going 4 for 15 with a homer to help his country qualify for the 2009 Baseball World Cup.
[edit] Sources
- 2008 Phillies Media Guide
- IBAF
