Former Vol Christian Moore played two games for the Inland Empire 66ers, a Single-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Angels, to begin his professional baseball career.
Moore was promoted to the Rocket City Trash Pandas on Friday. Rocket City competes in the Southern League and is a Double-A affiliate of the Angels.
Moore was selected by the Angels in the first-round (No. 8 overall) of the 2024 MLB draft.
He played for the Vols from 2022-24 and appeared in 186 games, while recording 61 home runs, 160 RBIs and 179 runs.
Moore appeared in 72 games for the Vols in 2024. He recorded a .375 batting average, 34 home runs, 74 RBIs, 83 runs and 38 walks during Tennessee’s national championship season.
