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Christian Moore records first MLB hit with triple at Yankee Stadium

IMG_0985by:Griffin McVeigh•14 hours ago•

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Christian Moore
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The Los Angeles Angels are in the stage of bringing some younger talent up to the Majors. One of the franchise’s recent call-ups is Christian Moore. A first-round pick out of Tennessee in 2024, Moore did not spend too long in the Minor League system.

Friday against Baltimore was Moore’s MLB debut, also getting a start on Saturday. However, in six at-bats, no hits appeared on the stat sheet. A walk does pop up, however, one of the sweeter moments of a young career is everyone’s first hit.

Moore finally got his on Monday at a pretty special place. With Los Angeles in New York facing off against the Yankees, Moore pulled off a triple in his home city. He got a first pitch cutter at 91 miles per hour, taking it the other way from the lower, inner part of the strike zone.

A diving effort from Aaron Judge meant the ball went all the way back to the wall. Moore began to dash around the bases before sliding into third base, face-first. A great moment for the Brooklyn native to get his MLB account opened.

Before his call-up, Moore had only been in AAA for a short period but the numbers are incredible. He sported an OPS of .999 in 80 at-bats for Salt Lake, hitting four home runs, four doubles, and adding a triple. Having 25 strikeouts is not the best, however, the Angels will trade them for his power. Taking 10 walks is a big positive as well.

“His right-handed swing can get overly long and he still chases too many pitches out of the zone, but he’s making more consistent contact in 2024,” Moore’s MLB scouting report said ahead of the 2024 MLB Draft. “Though Moore’s big hacks lead to below-average run times out of the batter’s box, he can show solid speed once he gets going and looks to steal and take extra bases.

“He can make some fine plays in the middle infield but also can botch some routine ones and needs more defensive consistency. He played briefly at shortstop this year but his average arm strength means he’s probably more of a second baseman, and it’s possible that he could wind up in center field.”

Los Angeles is hoping a lot more of these hits are coming from Moore. Especially in a tight game like the one unfolding at Yankee Stadium with the score still tied at zero in the eighth inning.