Dylan Scott Moore (born August 2, 1992), nicknamed "Dmoe", is an American professional

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for the

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(MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2019.

Amateur career

Moore attended El Dorado High School in

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. In his senior season of high school baseball, he hit .446 with nine stolen bases. He then attended

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for two years, before transferring to the

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(UCF) for his final two years of college. He led the

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in hits both years with the team, hitting over .300 in 2014 and 2015, and was named to The American all-conference first team as a shortstop in 2015.

Professional career

Texas Rangers

Moore was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the seventh round, with the 198th overall pick, of the

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. Moore signed with the Rangers for a $10,000 bonus and debuted professionally in the summer of 2015 with the Low–A

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, moving up to the Single–A

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for four games in September. He posted a combined batting line of .271/.376/.454 with 7 home runs and 37 RBI in 69 games. Moore began 2016 back in Hickory, where he hit .244 with 37 stolen bases in 101 games. He was promoted to the High–A

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in early August.

Atlanta Braves

On August 24, 2016, Moore was traded to the

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as part of a three-team trade that sent outfielder

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to the

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, with the Rangers receiving an international slot bonus. He finished the 2016 season with the High–A

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. With all three clubs in 2016, Moore had a combined batting line of .269/.379/.441 with 14 home runs and 42 stolen bases in 128 games. After the regular season, Moore played for the

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of the

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. Moore spent 2017 with the Double-A

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, producing a batting line of .207/.291/.292 with 7 home runs and 42 RBI in 122 games. The Braves released Moore on March 30, 2018.

Milwaukee Brewers

On April 6, 2018, Moore signed a minor league contract with the

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. Moore started 2018 by returning to Double-A, this time with the

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, before being promoted to the Triple-A

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in May. He hit a combined .299/.363/.522 with 14 home runs and 58 RBI in 121 games and was named a mid-season All-Star with Colorado Springs. Moore elected

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following the season on November 2.

Seattle Mariners

On November 9, 2018, the

signed Moore to a one-year major league contract. Before the 2019 regular season, Moore played

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for the Tomateros de Culiacan of the

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. He was on the Mariners 2019

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roster, making his MLB debut on March 20 in the

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as a defensive replacement at third base in the seventh inning. Moore drew a walk in his first MLB plate appearance that day, then stole second base. In 113 games in 2019, Moore hit .206 with 9 home runs, 28 RBIs, and 11 stolen bases. His nine caught stealing attempts were the most in his career. In 2020, Moore became a regular starter for the Mariners. He played a full game at every defensive position except center field, where he played only seven innings, catcher, and pitcher. He also set career highs in batting average, on-base percentage, and slugging, with a 2020

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of .255/.358/.496. Moore's season ended early, as he was put on the concussion list on September 22 after being hit in the head by a pitch from Brandon Bielek of the

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. On July 26, 2021, Moore hit a 395-foot

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in the bottom of the eighth inning to give the Mariners an 11–8 lead over the Astros, which would be the game's final score. The Mariners had completed a comeback win after trailing 7–0 in the fourth inning. This was Seattle's fifth grand slam of 2021 for Seattle and the first of Moore's MLB career. Moore said in mid-2022 that the grand slam was his favorite moment as a player. Following a solid 2020, 2021 was one of the worst offensive seasons of Moore's career, with a slash line of .181/.276/.334 with 12 home runs, 43 RBIs, and 21 stolen bases in 126 games. His 12 home runs were the most Moore has hit in a single season. Moore improved offensively in 2022, with a

of .224/.368/.385, good for an

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of 122, with 6 home runs, 24 RBIs, and 21 stolen bases in 104 games. The Mariners made the playoffs for the first time in over two decades. In the postseason, Moore had 1 hit, 2 walks, and 4 strikeouts in 9 plate appearances in three games, starting only Game 2 of the

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. On February 1, 2023, Moore signed a three-year, $8.875 million contract extension with the Mariners. Moore started the 2023 season on the injured list with an oblique strain, not joining the club until June. He started slowly, with a batting average of .037 after one month with the team. He turned things around, with a two-home run game against the

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on July 26, and showed more power in the second half of the season. A cool September lowered his season line to .207/.303/.428 in 67 games, his fewest since the shortened 2020 season. Moore got the most playing time of his career in 2024 and continued to combine defensive versatility with league-average offense dragged down by a low batting average. He hit .201/.320/.367 with a career-high 32 stolen bases and 123 strikeouts in 135 games. He primarily played shortstop for the first season in his career, filling in for the injured J.P. Crawford. He also played more than 20 games at third base, second base, and left field. Moore won the

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as a utility player. Moore became the longest-tenured Mariner on the team in 2024, following the trade of pitcher

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in the offseason.

Personal life

Moore is married to Paola Robles Moore. They have three children, Pía, Lucas, and Mateo. Pía was born on December 18, 2016. Lucas was born on August 28, 2020, while Moore was on the injured list with a right wrist sprain. Mateo was born on June 10, 2024, while Moore was on the paternity list. As a child, Moore was a fan of the

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, and his favorite baseball memory was the Angels winning the

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. His favorite player on that team was

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Moore, Dylan 1992 births Living people American expatriate baseball players in Mexico Baseball players from Orange County, California Biloxi Shuckers players 21st-century American sportsmen Carolina Mudcats players Colorado Springs Sky Sox players Cypress Chargers baseball players Everett AquaSox players Hickory Crawdads players High Desert Mavericks players Major League Baseball utility players Mississippi Braves players Salt River Rafters players Seattle Mariners players Spokane Indians players Sportspeople from Yorba Linda, California Tacoma Rainiers players Tomateros de Culiacán players UCF Knights baseball players