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CATCHER
Full Name: Jonathan Alexander Morales
Bats: Right Throws: Right
Height: 5-11 Weight: 200 MANAGER & STAFF
DOB: January 29, 1995 Opening Day Age: 26
Born: Arroyo, Puerto Rico Resides: Arroyo, Puerto Rico
MLB Debut: None MLB Service Time: 0.000
Acquired: Braves’ 25th-round pick in 2015
Contract: Signed through 2021
NON-ROSTER INVITEE
2020 2017 JONATHAN MORALES

• Received a non-roster invitation to Atlanta’s • Split the season between Florida (A+) and
Spring Training…Played in eight games and went Mississippi (AA), combining to bat .219 over 92
3-for-9 (.333) with one double, one RBI and two games.
runs scored. • Threw out 35% (13-of-37) of would-be
• Spent the rest of the season at the club’s basestealers.
alternate training site. 2016 SEASON IN REVIEW
2019 • Played his first full professional season with

• Split his fifth professional season between Single-A Rome and named a South Atlantic
Double-A Mississippi and Triple-A Gwinnett…Hit League Mid-Season All-Star.
.240/.305/.309 (66-for-275) with two home runs, • Caught half of would-be basestealers from
25 RBI and 27 runs scored in 80 games…Also behind the plate, throwing out 53 of 106 runners.
drew 27 walks, a single-season career most.
• Defensively, appeared in 62 games behind the 2015 PLAYER DEVELOPMENT
plate (61 starts) and 14 at first base (11 starts)… • Earned GCL Braves Player of the Year honors...
Between his two stops, threw out 32.7 percent of Led the club with a .304 (41-for-135) average.
basestealers (18-of-55).
• Named by Baseball America as the “Best Late
2018 Round Pick” in Atlanta’s 2015 draft class, after
being selected out of Miami Dade Community
• Combined to bat .265/.326/.340 in 70 games College - South.
between Double-A Mississippi, Triple-A Gwinnett BRAVES HISTORY
and the GCL Braves. Transactions
• Was on Gwinnett’s disabled list from 5/25-7/13 • Selected by the Atlanta Braves in the 25th round
with a right knee medial meniscus injury. of the 2015 First-Year Player Draft…Signed by Lou
Complete Record Sánchez.

Year Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB-CS OBP SLG E
2015 GCL Braves .304 46 135 24 41 7 0 7 22 1 0 2 14 14 2-2 .377 .511 1 OPPONENTS
2016 Rome .269 113 424 49 114 25 0 4 55 2 6 5 25 55 3-4 .313 .356 5
2017 Florida .253 53 194 25 49 4 0 2 17 2 0 1 12 32 1-1 .300 .304 5
Mississippi .169 39 130 8 22 4 0 1 12 3 1 2 7 20 0-0 .221 .223 3
2018 Mississippi .268 46 142 12 38 7 1 1 21 2 2 4 9 21 0-2 .325 .352 2
Gwinnett .261 16 46 4 12 0 0 0 9 0 1 1 3 8 0-0 .314 .261 0
GCL Braves .259 8 27 2 7 1 0 1 3 0 0 2 2 2 0-0 .355 .407 1
2019 Mississippi .201 46 154 10 31 8 0 0 13 2 4 1 17 24 0-0 .278 .253 0
Gwinnett .289 34 121 17 35 5 0 2 12 0 1 0 10 25 0-0 .341 .380 1 MISCELLANEOUS
Minor Totals .254 401 1373 151 349 61 1 18 164 12 15 18 99 201 6-9 .310 .339 18
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