| McKinley Moore | |
| Team: | New York Yankees |
| Position: | Pitcher |
| Birth Date: | 24 August 1998 |
| Birth Place: | Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Right |
| Debutleague: | MLB |
| Debutdate: | April 10 |
| Debutyear: | 2023 |
| Debutteam: | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Statyear: | 2023 season |
| Statleague: | MLB |
| Stat1label: | Win–loss record |
| Stat1value: | 0–0 |
| Stat2label: | Earned run average |
| Stat2value: | 18.90 |
| Stat3label: | Strikeouts |
| Stat3value: | 2 |
| Teams: | |
McKinley David Moore (born August 24, 1998) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the New York Yankees organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies.
A native of Houston, Texas, Moore attended Keller High School in Keller, Texas, and the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, where he played college baseball for the Arkansas-Little Rock Trojans. In 2018, he briefly played collegiate summer baseball with the Wareham Gatemen of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[1]
The Chicago White Sox selected Moore in the 14th round, with the 410th overall pick, of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft.[2] Moore played in 22 games during his inaugural campaign with the White Sox organization, splitting time between the rookie-level Arizona League White Sox and Great Falls Voyagers.
He did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] In 2021, Moore pitched in 37 games split between the Single-A Kannapolis Intimidators and the High-A Winston-Salem Dash, logging a cumulative 2–2 record and 4.20 ERA with 59 strikeouts and 9 saves in 40.2 innings pitched.
On March 29, 2022, the White Sox traded Moore to the Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Adam Haseley.[4] [5] Moore spent the 2022 season with the Double-A Reading Fightin Phils, registering a 4–5 record and 4.35 ERA with 71 strikeouts in 49.2 innings of work. He was assigned to the Triple-A Lehigh Valley IronPigs to begin the 2023 season.[6]
On April 4, 2023, Moore was selected to the 40-man roster and was promoted to the major leagues for the first time.[7] [8] He was designated for assignment on February 14, 2024.[9]
On February 16, 2024, Moore was claimed off waivers from the New York Yankees.[10] The Yankees designated him for assignment on April 25,[11] and he was sent outright to the Triple–A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders after clearing waivers on April 28.[12]