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Angels call up Christian Moore to make Major League Baseball debut

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Christian Moore, Tennessee Baseball | Tennessee Athletics
Christian Moore, Tennessee Baseball | Tennessee Athletics

Less than one year removed from leading Tennessee to its first national championship in program history, Los Angeles Angels top-prospect Christian Moore is headed to the big leagues.   

MLB.com’s Rhett Bollinger confirmed the news Thursday evening that Moore had been called up by the Los Angeles Angels should be in uniform for the team’s game Friday night for the start of a three-game series in Baltimore against the Orioles.  

The second baseman ranks as the club’s No. 1 prospect and No. 56 overall in baseball. He was selected eighth overall by the Angels last summer in the MLB Draft and quickly ascended through the Minor League Baseball ranks.  

Moore has totaled five home runs and 32 RBI with a .279 batting average through 54 games in AA and AAA this season in the minors. He slugged four home runs with 18 RBI and an OPS of .999 across 20 games with AAA Salt Lake prior to his callup.

The Tennessee Volunteers home run champion becomes the fifth player from the 2024 draft class to reach the majors. He becomes the ninth Tennessee player under Tony Vitello to reach the big leagues.

Moore, the Triple Crown award winner for Southeastern Conference play, was one of college baseball’s best players in 2024, scorching the baseball for 34 home runs and 74 runs batted in from the leadoff spot. His .375 batting average was four ticks lower than teammate Blake Burke, who led the squad.  

“Vol nation, you guys are unbelievable. Talking for the rest of the team, you guys were the heartbeat of this thing,” the Moore posted following last season’s national championship for Tennessee. “Thank you for always being there for us, cheering us on through the good and the bad. We are forever thankful for you all and I will miss you guys! GBO Forever!”

Moore also recorded just the second cycle ever in a College World Series game against Florida State on June 14, but it was his fifth hit of the day that was most important – a double where he turned around to score the game-tying run in the bottom of the ninth inning on Burke’s two-run single.

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