Page 111 - 2026 Los Angeles Angels Media Guide
P. 111
Christian
Christian
4 MOORE
Bats Throws Height Weight
Infielder RIGHT RIGHT 6-1 210
BORN: OCT. 21, 2002 OPENING DAY AGE: 23
BIRTHPLACE: BROOKLYN, NY RESIDES: BROOKLYN, NY
MLB SERVICE: 108 DAYS
ACQUIRED: FIRST ROUND (EIGHTH OVERALL) OF 2024 FIRST-YEAR PLAYER DRAFT
SIGNED THRU: 2026; UNDER CLUB CONTROL; 0/3 OPTIONS USED
MOORE’S LIFETIME PLAYING RECORD
Year Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HBP BB IBB SO SB CS GDP SLG OBP E MOORE
2024— Inland Empire .545 2 11 5 6 2 0 1 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 .583 0
Rocket City .322 23 90 18 29 4 0 5 14 0 0 0 8 0 29 2 0 3 .533 .378 0
2025— Rocket City .234 34 124 15 29 4 2 1 14 0 1 0 21 0 40 5 3 1 .323 .342 2
Salt Lake .292 30 120 22 35 4 2 5 26 0 2 2 14 1 40 4 1 3 .483 .370 2
LAA .198 53 162 20 32 5 1 7 16 1 1 1 19 0 62 3 0 3 .370 .284 3
Inland Empire (1) .455 4 11 3 5 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 5 0 2 1 0 0 .909 .625 0
MAJOR TOTALS .198 53 162 20 32 5 1 7 16 1 1 1 19 0 62 3 0 3 .370 .284 3
MINOR TOTALS .292 93 356 63 104 16 4 13 62 0 3 2 49 1 111 12 5 7 .469 .378 4
(1) rehab assignment
Disabling Injuries: 2025 — Left thumb sprain; disabled July 3 - Aug. 3
2025 SEASON
◆ Began season with Double-A Rocket City and was promoted to Triple-A Salt Lake on May 20...Was batting .279
(57/204) with a .796 OPS across 54 combined games with the Trash Pandas and Bees when contract was selected
by Angels on June 13.
◆ Made MLB debut on June 13 at Baltimore and played two stints with the Major League club...Recorded 32 hits
in debut season; 13 of those 32 hits (40.6%) were XBH (5 2B, 1 3B, 7 HR).
◆ Notched first career hit (triple) and run scored June 16...Sixth player in franchise history to record a triple as
their first career hit (last; Matthew Lugo on May 10).
◆ Hit first career home run June 20 vs. HOU off Bryan King in the 8th inning...First Angel to hit first career home run
in home debut since Francisco Arcia (July 26, 2018).
◆ Reached base safely in 14 consecutive games from June 22-Aug. 8.
◆ Became first player in MLB history with a game-tying HR, walk-off HR with his team trailing, and to drive in all of
this team’s runs in the same game on June 24 vs. BOS.
◆ On June 24 vs. Boston, recorded his first career multi-HR game and first career walk-off in the Angels 3-2 win in
10 innings...At 22 years, 246 days old, he became the youngest player in Angels history to have a multi-HR game
and a walk-off hit in the same game (previous was Matt Thaiss – age 24)...Also became the youngest Angels
player with a walk-off HR since Mike Miley (22 years, 142 days) on Aug. 19, 1975 vs. MIL.
◆ Homered in back-to-back games on Sept. 14-16 for the first time in his career.
◆ Missed 26 games with a left thumb sprain from July 3 to Aug. 3.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
◆ Enters 2026 ranked by Baseball America as Angels #2 prospect.
◆ Made professional debut July 31, 2024 for Low-A Inland Empire at Modesto.
◆ Selected as eighth overall pick in 2024 First-Year Player Draft...Joined MLB veterans Jim Abbott (1988) and Bob
Kipper (1982) as Angels selections with the #8 pick.
CAREER TRANSACTIONS
◆ July 14, 2024...Selected by Angels in first round (eighth overall) of First-Year Player Draft (signed July 19, 2024).
ANGELS.COM /ANGELS @ANGELS 145

