Willie Morales | |
Position: | Catcher |
Bats: | Right |
Throws: | Right |
Birth Date: | 7 September 1972 |
Birth Place: | Tucson, Arizona |
Debutleague: | MLB |
Debutdate: | April 9 |
Debutteam: | Baltimore Orioles |
Finalleague: | MLB |
Finaldate: | September 6 |
Finalteam: | Baltimore Orioles |
Statleague: | MLB |
Stat1label: | Batting average |
Stat1value: | .273 |
Stat2label: | Home runs |
Stat2value: | 0 |
Stat3label: | Runs batted in |
Stat3value: | 0 |
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William Anthony Morales (born September 7, 1972 in Tucson, Arizona) is a retired Major League Baseball catcher who played for the Baltimore Orioles in . He played for Tucson High School's state championship teams in 1987 and 1988. He was inducted into the Pima County Sports Hall of Fame in 2023.
Morales attended the University of Arizona, and in 1991 he played collegiate summer baseball with the Orleans Cardinals of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[1] He was selected by the Oakland Athletics in the 14th round of the 1993 MLB Draft.