Dylan Moore

Dylan Scott Moore (born August 2, 1992), nicknamed "D Mo", is an American professional baseball utility player in the Philadelphia Phillies organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners and Texas Rangers.

Amateur career Moore attended El Dorado High School in Placentia, California. In his senior season of high school baseball, he hit .446 with nine stolen bases. He then attended Cypress College for two years, before transferring to the University of Central Florida (UCF) for his final two years of college. He led the UCF Knights in hits both years with the team, hitting over .300 in 2014 and 2015, and was named to The American all-conference first team as a shortstop in 2015.

Moore began 2016 back in Hickory, where he hit .244 with 37 stolen bases in 101 games. He was promoted to the High-A High Desert Mavericks in early August.

Atlanta Braves On August 24, 2016, Moore was traded to the Atlanta Braves as part of a three-team trade that sent outfielder Jeff Francoeur to the Miami Marlins, with the Rangers receiving international slot bonus money. Moore finished the 2016 season with the High-A Carolina Mudcats. With three minor league teams in 2016, Moore had a combined batting line of .269/.379/.441 with 14 home runs and 42 stolen bases in 128 games. After the regular season, Moore played for the Salt River Rafters of the Arizona Fall League. Moore spent 2017 with the Double-A Mississippi Braves, producing a batting line of .207/.291/.292 with 7 home runs and 42 RBI in 122 games. Moore elected free agency following the season on November 2. Before the 2019 regular season, Moore played winter league baseball for the Tomateros de Culiacan of the Mexican Pacific League. He was on the Mariners 2019 Opening Day roster, making his MLB debut on March 20 in the Tokyo Dome as a defensive replacement at third base in the seventh inning. Moore drew a walk in his first MLB plate appearance that day, then stole second base. In 113 games in 2019, Moore hit .206 with 9 home runs, 28 RBIs, and 11 stolen bases. His nine caught stealing attempts were the most in his career. alt=Dylan Moore throwing a baseball from the infield in a Seattle Mariners uniform Moore with the Mariners in 2021On July 26, 2021, Moore hit a 395-foot grand slam in the bottom of the eighth inning to give the Mariners an 11–8 lead over the Astros, which would be the game's final score. The Mariners had completed a comeback win after trailing 7–0 in the fourth inning. This was Seattle's fifth grand slam of 2021 for Seattle and the first of Moore's MLB career. Moore said in mid-2022 that the grand slam was his favorite moment as a player. Following a solid 2020, 2021 was one of the worst offensive seasons of Moore's career, with a slash line of .181/.276/.334 with 12 home runs, 43 RBIs, and 21 stolen bases in 126 games. His 12 home runs were a single-season best.

On February 1, 2023, Moore signed a three-year, $8.875 million contract extension with the Mariners. Moore started the 2023 season on the injured list with an oblique strain, He turned things around, with a two-home run game against the Minnesota Twins on July 26, and showed more power in the second half of the season. A cool September lowered his season line to .207/.303/.428 in 67 games, his fewest since the shortened 2020 season. He also played more than 20 games at third base, second base, and left field. Moore became the longest-tenured Mariner on the team in 2024, following the trade of pitcher Marco Gonzales in the offseason. He went on the injured list on April 26 with a hip inflammation. While Moore hit well before the injury, after his return in May, he batted .139 over the next four months with the Mariners. In 88 games for Seattle in 2025, Moore hit .193/.263/.359 with nine home runs, 19 RBI, and 12 stolen bases. On August 23, Moore, at that time the longest-tenured Mariner, was designated for assignment following Víctor Robles' activation from the injured list. Seattle released Moore after he cleared waivers the following day.

Texas Rangers (second stint) On August 26, 2025, Moore signed a minor league contract with the Texas Rangers. Two days later, the Rangers added him to their active roster. In 18 games with Texas, he batted .259/.300/.481 with two home runs and two stolen bases. After triggering the opt-out clause in his contract, the Phillies signed Moore to a major league contract on March 21. In 13 appearances for Philadelphia, he went 0-for-12 with one stolen base and three walks. On May 2, Moore was designated for assignment by the Phillies. He cleared waivers and was sent outright to the Triple-A Lehigh Valley IronPigs on May 8.

Personal life Moore and his wife have three children, born in 2016, 2020 (while Moore was on the injured list), and 2024 (while Moore was on the paternity list).

As a child, Moore was a fan of the Anaheim Angels, and his favorite baseball memory was the Angels winning the 2002 World Series. His favorite player on that team was David Eckstein.