| Matt Moore | |
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&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:20190217_Matt_Moore_Detroit_Tigers_(cropped).jpg) Moore with the Detroit Tigers in 2019 | |
| Free agent | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: June 18, 1989 Fort Walton Beach, Florida, U.S. | |
Bats: Left Throws: Left | |
| Professional debut | |
| MLB: September 14, 2011, for the Tampa Bay Rays | |
| NPB: June 23, 2020, for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | |
| MLB statistics (through 2024 season) | |
| Win–loss record | 71–66 |
| Earned run average | 4.39 |
| Strikeouts | 1,053 |
| NPB statistics (through 2020 season) | |
| Win-loss record | 6–3 |
| Earned run average | 2.65 |
| Strikeouts | 89 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Matthew Cody Moore[1] (born June 18, 1989) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Tampa Bay Rays, San Francisco Giants, Texas Rangers, Detroit Tigers, Philadelphia Phillies, Los Angeles Angels, Cleveland Guardians, and Miami Marlins and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.
Born in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, Moore's family moved to Okinawa when he was seven and Edgewood, New Mexico in 2000. Although he had committed to play college baseball with the University of New Mexico, Moore chose to sign a professional contract with the Rays after they selected him in the 2007 MLB draft. He set multiple strikeout records for the Rays' farm system before making his major league debut in 2011. Moore spent two full seasons with the Rays before Tommy John surgery caused him to miss the 2014 season. He returned in 2015, and was traded to the Giants the following year.
Moore struggled with run control in his second season with the Giants, leading the National League in earned runs allowed, and was traded to the Rangers in the 2018 offseason. His earned run average (ERA) stayed high with the Rangers, and he was sent to the bullpen to focus on his technique. In 2019, the Tigers signed Moore to a one-year contract, hoping for a rebound season, but he played only two games before suffering a season-ending knee injury. Moore spent one year with the Japan Series-winning Hawks before returning to the US in 2021 to play with the Phillies.
- ^ "Matt Moore Stats, Fantasy & News". MLB.com. Major League Baseball. Retrieved May 23, 2021.