Batting average .231 Role Baseball player Home runs 24 Height 1.88 m | Runs batted in 91 Spouse Whitney Moore (m. 2014) Name Tyler Moore Salary 518,200 USD (2015) | |
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Current team Washington Nationals (#12 / Infielder) Education Mississippi State University Similar People Danny Espinosa, Ian Desmond, Wilson Ramos, Clint Robinson, Denard Span Profiles | ||
Tyler Michael Moore (born January 30, 1987) is an American professional baseball left fielder and first baseman for the Miami Marlins of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the Washington Nationals.
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. He was assigned to the AAA Gwinnett Braves
On December 13, 2016, Moore signed a minor league contract with the Miami Marlins.