The Kansas City Star
A year after posting the worst offensive output of his career, Royals designated hitter Kendrys Morales was honored as the best hitter at his position in the American League with a Louisville Silver Slugger award Thursday night.
It is the first Silver Slugger for Morales, who hit .290/.362/.485 with 22 home runs, 41 doubles and 106 RBIs in 158 games, his most in a season since 2013. His .847 on-base-plus-slugging percentage was his best since 2009. In 2014, after sitting out the major-league season until June, Morales posted a career-worst .612 OPS.
But with the Royals, Morales flourished in the first year of a two-year, $17 million contract.