Tyler Moore (baseball)

Tyler Moore
Moore with the Washington Nationals
Atlanta Braves
Left fielder / First baseman
Born: (1987-01-30) January 30, 1987 Brandon, Mississippi
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
April 29, 2012, for the Washington Nationals
MLB statistics (through 2015 season)
Batting average	.228
Home runs	24
Runs batted in	91
Teams
Washington Nationals (2012–2015)

Tyler Michael Moore (born January 30, 1987) is an American professional baseball left fielder and first baseman in the Atlanta Braves organization. He played in Major League Baseball for the Washington Nationals from 2012 through 2015.

Professional career

Moore was drafted by the Washington Nationals in the 16th round of the 2008 Major League Baseball Draft out of the Mississippi State University. Moore was drafted two times previously, both by the Nationals.

He was assigned to Low-A Vermont that season, where he had a .200 batting average in 71 games with the club. He struck out 66 times, compared to only 13 walks. He only hit 6 home runs, despite the high K/BB ratio. He still earned a promotion for the next season, 2009, playing with Single-A Hagerstown. He played in 111 games with a .297 batting average, his highest to date. He struck out an average of once a game, and had 87 RBI. His improved K/BB ratio earned him a promotion, this time to Double-A Harrisburg. 2010 was his breakout season, playing in 129 games with a .269 average. He didn't decrease his K/BB ratio, but he did hit 31 home runs as a response. He also had 111 RBI and an .873 OPS. This earned him the Nationals' 2010 Minor League Player of the Year. He played 2011 with Triple-A Syracuse, where he hit .270 in 137 games. He had 31 home runs again, but his RBI total decreased, and his K/BB ratio increased.

Moore was added to the Nationals' 40 man roster on November 18, 2011.

On April 29, 2012, Moore was recalled to Washington when Mark DeRosa was placed on the 15-day DL. Moore was hitting .286 with 7 HR and 20 RBI in 22 games with Triple-A Syracuse. On June 13, 2012, during a game against the Toronto Blue Jays, Tyler Moore hit his first two home runs of his Major League career and 5 RBI.

Moore was outrighted from the Nationals' roster on March 25, 2016. He was traded two days later to the Atlanta Braves for Nate Freiman.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
• Mississippi State Bulldogs bio