Chad Moeller | |||
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Moeller with the New York Yankees
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Catcher | |||
Born: Upland, California |
February 18, 1975 |||
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MLB debut | |||
June 20, 2000, for the Minnesota Twins | |||
Last MLB appearance | |||
September 25, 2010, for the New York Yankees | |||
MLB statistics | |||
Batting average | .226 | ||
Home runs | 29 | ||
Runs batted in | 132 | ||
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Chad Edward Moeller [MOE-ler] (born February 18, 1975) is an American former professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 2000 through 2010 for the Minnesota Twins, Arizona Diamondbacks, Milwaukee Brewers, Cincinnati Reds, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, and Baltimore Orioles.
Moeller attended the University of Southern California (USC) and played college baseball for the USC Trojans baseball team. In 1996, he was an All-Pac-10 Conference selection. He was drafted in the 7th round (187th overall) of the 1996 Major League Baseball Draft by the Minnesota Twins.
Moeller played with the Minnesota Twins (2000), Arizona Diamondbacks (2001–2003), Milwaukee Brewers (2004–2006), Cincinnati Reds (2007), and Los Angeles Dodgers (2007).
In four seasons with Minnesota and Arizona, Moeller batted .254 with 11 home runs, 56 RBI, 31 doubles, 4 triples, and two stolen bases in 188 games. He also got his first World Series ring when the Diamondbacks defeated the Yankees in the 2001 World Series.