The Los Angeles Angels signed pitcher Matt Moore of Fort Walton Beach, Florida on Thursday. According to spotrac.com, he signed a one-year deal worth $7.55 million. The Angels will be Moore’s sixth Major League Baseball team following six seasons with the Tampa Bay Rays (2011 to 2016), two seasons with the San Francisco Giants (2016 and 2017), two seasons with the Texas Rangers (2018 and 2022), and one season each with the Detroit Tigers (2019) and Philadelphia Phillies (2021).
Outstanding 2022 MLB season
For the first time in Moore’s Major League Baseball career, he pitched exclusively from the bullpen, and he was excellent. In 63 games, and 74 innings pitched, he had a record of five wins and two losses, with a spectacular earned run average of 1.95. Moore had the first five saves of his Major League Baseball career, and had 14 holds, 83 strikeouts, and a WHIP (walks and hits per innings pitched) of 1.18. He also gave up 49 hits, 16 earned runs, three home runs and 38 walks.
Five saves in 2022
Moore’s first Major League career save came in a 5-3 Rangers win over the reigning World Series champion Houston Astros on June 13. That was followed by a save in a 2-0 Rangers win over the Angels on July 28, in a 2-1 Rangers win over the Minnesota Twins on August 22, in a 3-2 Rangers win over the New York Yankees on October 4, and in a 4-2 Rangers win over the Yankees on October 5.
MLB All-Star
In 2013, Moore was a Major League Baseball All-Star for the first time. In 27 starts with the Rays, he had a record of 17 wins and four losses, with an earned run average of 3.29. In 150 1/3 innings pitched, Moore gave up 119 hits, 55 earned runs, and 76 walks, to go along with 143 strikeouts and a WHIP of 1.30. He also had a complete game shutout for the Rays in a 3-0 Tampa Bay win over the Boston Red Sox on July 22, 2013. Moore had four strikeouts compared to one walk, and gave up only two hits.
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