Malcolm Moore (baseball)
American baseball player (born 2003)
Baseball player
Malcolm Moore (born July 31, 2003) is an American professional baseball catcher in the Texas Rangers organization. He played college baseball for the Stanford Cardinal . He was selected with the 30th overall pick in the 1st round of the 2024 MLB draft .
Amateur career
Moore grew up in Sacramento, California and attended C. K. McClatchy High School .[ 1] As a junior, he hit for a .535 average with 38 hits, 55 RBIs and seven home runs and was named the California Gatorade Player of the Year.[ 2] Moore was also Gatorade Player of the Year as a senior, after batting .500 with 15 doubles and 13 home runs.[ 3] [ 4] Moore committed to play college baseball at Stanford .[ 5] Moore was considered a top-100 prospect for the 2022 Major League Baseball draft but was not selected.[ 6] He played summer collegiate baseball after graduating high school for the Bellingham Bells of the West Coast League , where he batted .400 with 20 hits and 12 RBIs in 13 games played.[ 7]
Moore began his freshman season at Stanford as the Cardinal's starting catcher.[ 8] [ 9] In Stanford's season-opening series against Cal State Fullerton, he went 5-for-15 with three home runs and five RBIs over three games.[ 10] He hit .311 with 15 home runs and 63 RBIs over 64 games for the season, and was named the Pac-12 Conference Freshman of the Year.[ 11] [ 12] As a sophomore in 2024, he batted .255 with 16 home runs and 36 RBIs.[ 13]
Professional career
The Texas Rangers selected Moore 30th overall in the 2024 Major League Baseball draft .[ 14] He signed with Texas on July 24, 2024, for a $3 million signing bonus .[ 15]
References
^ Askeland, kevin (May 18, 2022). "High school baseball: Brock Porter, Malcolm Moore lead MaxPreps National Player of the Year candidates" . MaxPreps.com . Retrieved June 5, 2022 .
^ "Bee's Best: All-Metro baseball players for Sacramento area" . Sacramento Bee . June 29, 2021. Retrieved June 5, 2022 .
^ Jarosz, Joseph (June 3, 2022). "McClatchy High School baseball player named Gatorade California player of the year" . ABC10.com . Retrieved June 5, 2022 .
^ Morrissette, Connor (June 19, 2022). "McClatchy baseball star Malcolm Moore is SBLive's Sac-Joaquin Section Athlete of the Year" . ScorebookLive.com . Retrieved June 19, 2022 .
^ "McClatchy High baseball team revels in power, new fence" . Sacramento Bee . May 30, 2021. Retrieved June 4, 2022 .
^ "College Baseball's Winners And Losers Of The 2022 MLB Draft" . Baseball America . July 19, 2022. Retrieved December 16, 2022 .
^ "Bells keep ringing to clinch championship berth" . Cascadia Daily News . August 13, 2022. Retrieved February 21, 2023 .
^ "College Baseball Week One Standouts: Paul Skenes Shines, Kyle Teel Gets On Track" . Baseball America . February 20, 2023. Retrieved February 21, 2023 .
^ "College Hot Sheet: 20 College Baseball Standouts From The Past Week (3/7/23)" . Baseball America . March 7, 2023. Retrieved March 7, 2023 .
^ Parker, Ben (February 20, 2023). "Recap: #3 Stanford BSB bats go wild to win series at Fullerton" . Rivals.com . Retrieved February 21, 2023 .
^ Kellar, Kirsten (May 31, 2023). " 'I just want to make memories with the guys': Stanford's Malcolm Moore named Pac 12 Freshman of the Year" . FOX40.com . Retrieved June 2, 2023 .
^ Davidson, Joe (June 10, 2023). " 'The real deal': How McClatchy High grad Malcolm Moore became a Stanford baseball star" . The Sacramento Bee . Retrieved June 13, 2023 .
^ "A challenging season was a growth opportunity for MLB Draft prospect Malcolm Moore" . New York Times . July 2, 2024. Retrieved July 18, 2024 .
^ "Rangers nab Stanford catcher Moore with No. 30 pick" . MLB.com . July 15, 2024. Retrieved July 18, 2024 .
^ Landry, Kennedi (July 24, 2024). "1st-round pick Moore among Rangers' Draft signings" . MLB.com . Retrieved 2024-07-25 .
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