Mike Moore

Mike Moore (November 25, 1941 – February 3, 2022) was an American baseball executive. He served as president of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues from 1991 through 2007.

Early life and career Moore was born and raised in Columbus, Indiana. He enrolled at the University of Tampa in 1960 and played college baseball for the Tampa Spartans as a catcher. After suffering a shoulder injury, he called Spartans baseball games on the college radio station and managed the station. Moore earned a degree in business education in 1963. During the 1970s, Tampa was in the farm system of the Cincinnati Reds, and he worked with their general manager, Bob Howsam, who put together the Big Red Machine. As attendance increased steadily over the years, Minor League Baseball set a new all-time attendance record of 42.8 million fans in 2007, the last season for Moore after spending 16 years in the office.

In 2009, Moore became an inaugural inductee in the Florida State League Hall of Fame.

Personal life Moore and his wife, Barbara, had five children and nine grandchildren.