Christian Moore

Christian D. Moore (born October 21, 2002) is an American professional baseball second baseman for the Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played college baseball for the Tennessee Volunteers. Moore was selected by the Angels eighth overall in the 2024 MLB draft and made his MLB debut in 2025.

Early life Christian D. Moore was born on October 21, 2002, in Brooklyn, New York, to parents Lazette and Charles Moore as the youngest of four siblings. He grew up in Red Hook and estimated that he attended 15-20 New York Mets games each season.

Moore attended Suffield Academy, a private preparatory school in Suffield, Connecticut, where he played baseball as a two-way player. In 2020, Moore participated in the Perfect Game National Showcase, earning top prospect team honors in the process. In 2021, Perfect Game ranked him at 91st on its top 100 prospects list and as the fifth-best prospect in New York state. He committed to the University of Tennessee to play college baseball.

After the season he played collegiate summer baseball with the Hyannis Harbor Hawks of the Cape Cod Baseball League. In 22 games, he batted .176 with 8 RBIs.

2023 During a series against the Gonzaga Bulldogs in March, Moore scored eight runs, hit two home runs, and drove in four runs. On March 17, he hit a home run in a 1–0 victory against the Missouri Tigers. On April 1, Moore recorded two runs and three RBIs against the top-ranked LSU Tigers. He later posted three-run performances against the #3 Florida Gators on April 8 and the #2 Vanderbilt Commodores on April 22. During a series against the Mississippi State Bulldogs from April 27 to 29, Moore hit three home runs and had six RBIs. On May 5, he hit two home runs against the Georgia Bulldogs. He played for Tennessee as the starting second baseman. During the season, he broke Tennessee's single-season school record for home runs. On June 24, 2024, Moore won the 2024 Men's College World Series after Tennessee beat Texas A&M 6-5.

Professional career Minor leagues On July 14, 2024, Moore was drafted by the Los Angeles Angels with the 8th overall pick in the 2024 Major League Baseball draft. On July 19, the Angels signed Moore to a rookie contract with a $4.9 million bonus.

Moore made his professional debut with the Single-A Inland Empire 66ers of the California League on July 31, going 2-for-5 with a double, three runs scored, and three RBI against the Modesto Nuts. He hit his first professional home run the next day. On August 2, the Angels promoted Moore to the Double-A Rocket City Trash Pandas of the Southern League. Moore hit two home runs on August 7 against the Birmingham Barons, including a walk-off home run. He slashed .548/.576/1.194 in his first 7 games across two levels with the highest OPS among hitters drafted in 2024.

In 2024, Moore hit a combined slash line of .347/.400/.584 with 6 home runs, 6 doubles and 20 RBIs across 25 games between the two levels.

Moore was selected as a non-roster invitee to 2025 Major League Spring Training. He began the 2025 season with Rocket City and was promoted to the Triple-A Salt Lake Bees after hitting .234 with a home run, 14 RBI, and five stolen bases over 34 appearances. In 20 appearances for Salt Lake, he slashed .350/.424/.575 with 4 home runs, 18 RBI, and 3 stolen bases.

Major leagues On June 13, 2025, Moore was promoted to the major leagues for the first time. He made his first MLB hit on June 16, recording a triple. On June 20, Moore hit his first career home run in the seventh inning off of Houston Astros pitcher Bryan King. On June 24, Moore recorded his first multi-home run game by hitting two home runs in an Angels 3-2 victory over the Boston Red Sox. In that game, he also recorded his first career walk-off home run by connecting on a two-run blast off Red Sox relief pitcher Justin Wilson in the 10th inning. He is the first player in the Expansion Era (since 1961) with multiple game-tying or go-ahead homers in the eighth or later, including a walk-off homer, in a single game within his first three career home runs.

Moore was placed on the 10-day injured list on July 3, after spraining his left thumb when he attempted a diving catch on top of the 6th inning against the Atlanta Braves. He was activated on August 3, after playing in four rehab games in Single-A. Moore was optioned to Triple-A on September 1, and was recalled on September 13. He made 53 total appearances for the Angels during his rookie campaign, batting .198/.284/.370 with seven home runs, 16 RBI, and three stolen bases.

The Angels optioned Moore to Triple-A Salt Lake to begin the 2026 season, and promoted him to the major leagues on June 18, after Mike Trout was moved to the injured list. Moore had a .333 batting average with 9 home runs and 45 RBI in 51 Triple-A games up to that point. However, after just five games with the Angels, Moore was optioned back to Triple-A after José Siri returned from the paternity list. During his brief major league stint, Moore hit 4-for-20 with 11 strikeouts.