Catching prospect Jonathan Morales drove in the only run in the final of the Caribbean Series against Mexico Tuesday night, securing his home island’s first championship in the series since 2000. Puerto Rico beat Mexico 1-0 in extra innings.
With his decisive run on a sacrifice fly in the top of the 10th inning, Morales picked up his second championship in a row Tuesday, having won the South Atlantic League title with the single-A Rome Braves back in September of last year.
Morales played 113 games with Rome in 2016, and was a key contributor to the team’s success, both as a batter, and behind the plate calling games for some of Atlanta’s top pitching prospects.