Warren Neal “Trey” Moore III (born October 2, 1972), is a former American professional baseball
pitcher
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. He pitched parts of three seasons in
Major League Baseball
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(MLB), between and , for the
Montreal Expos
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and
Atlanta Braves
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. He also played three seasons in the
Nippon Professional Baseball
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Outside Japan, it is often just referred to as "Japanese baseball". The roots of the league can be traced back to the formatio ...
(NPB), from until , for the
Hanshin Tigers
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and
Orix BlueWave
, styled as ORIX, is a Japanese diversified financial services group headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, and Osaka, Japan.
ORIX offers leasing, lending, rentals, life insurance, real estate financing and development, venture capital, investment an ...
.
A native of
Houston, Texas, Moore attended
Keller High School
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and
Texas A&M University
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. In 1993, he played
collegiate summer baseball
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with the
Chatham A's
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of the
Cape Cod Baseball League
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.
He was selected by the
Seattle Mariners
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in the second round of the
1994 MLB Draft.
References
Sources
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Retrosheet o
Pura Pelota (Venezuelan Winter League)
1972 births
Living people
American expatriate baseball players in Canada
American expatriate baseball players in Japan
Atlanta Braves players
Baseball players from Houston
Bellingham Mariners players
Chatham Anglers players
Hanshin Tigers players
Harrisburg Senators players
Lancaster JetHawks players
Major League Baseball pitchers
Montreal Expos players
Nippon Professional Baseball pitchers
Orix BlueWave players
Ottawa Lynx players
Port City Roosters players
Richmond Braves players
Riverside Pilots players
Texas A&M Aggies baseball players
Texas A&M University alumni
Tiburones de La Guaira players
American expatriate baseball players in Venezuela
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