Former Tennessee Volunteers slugger Christian Moore is back in the show.
Per The Athletic MLB writer Sam Blum, Moore was the beneficiary of Los Angeles Angels star outfielder Mike Trout heading to the injured list with a hamstring injury. As a result, Moore got the call up from the Angels’ Pacific Coast League affiliate.
Moore has been having a tremendous season with the Salt Lake Bees, so beyond Trout’s injury, he’d pushed hard for a return to the Angels. So far this season at Triple-A, Moore has been knocking the cover off the ball. He is batting .333 with 9 home runs and 45 RBIs. He has a ridiculous 1.053 OPS with a .468 on base percentage.
The ex-Vol logged 53 games with Los Angeles last season, and there were certainly some growing pains. He hit just .198 last year, but he did hit 7 home runs in those 53 games (184 at bats), which is a fair clip.
This time, he’ll be coming up knowing what to expect and with MLB experience. He’s also coming up on a hot streak, with two multi-home run games in the last week.
Hopefully this becomes one of the last few times that Moore has to go from the minor league level to the big club. In any event, there should be a few more interested eyes in East Tennessee as far as what’s going on out in Anaheim late at night.
