Christian Moore Named Southern League Player of the Week
MADISON, Alabama- The Rocket City Trash Pandas are proud to announce infielder Christian Moore has been named Southern League Player of the Week for the week of August 5-11. In five games against the Birmingham Barons, Moore paced the Trash Pandas hitting 11-for-20 (.550) with four home runs and six
MADISON, Alabama- The Rocket City Trash Pandas are proud to announce infielder Christian Moore has been named Southern League Player of the Week for the week of August 5-11.
In five games against the Birmingham Barons, Moore paced the Trash Pandas hitting 11-for-20 (.550) with four home runs and six RBI. Moore recorded multiple hits in three games during the series.
That includes a pair of four-hit, two-homer games as Moore also collected his first professional walk-off home run on Wednesday.
With the award, the eighth overall pick becomes the first 2024 draftee to win a Southern League honor as he accomplished the feat less than a month after being selected by the Los Angeles Angels.
Moore is the second Trash Pandas player to win a Southern League weekly award this season joining outfielder Gustavo Campero. It’s the eleventh time by nine different players a Rocket City player has won the honor.
Having joined the Trash Pandas on August 2, Moore becomes the fastest Trash Pandas player to ever win a Player of the Week award. The infielder earned the award just 10 days after being assigned to Rocket City while playing in six games as a Trash Panda.
Moore and the Trash Pandas will return to the field on Tuesday on the road against the Chattanooga Lookouts for a seven-game series.
First pitch is set for 6:15 p.m. Josh Caray will have the call on WZZN 97.7-HD2.