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Mitch Moreland

Mitch Moreland
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Moreland during the 2015 season
Boston Red Sox – No. 18
First baseman
Born: (1985-09-06) September 6, 1985 (age 31)
Amory, Mississippi
Bats: Left Throws: Left
MLB debut
July 29, 2010, for the Texas Rangers
MLB statistics
(through 2016 season)
Batting average .254
Hits 633
Home runs 110
Runs batted in 354
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Mitchell Austin Moreland (born (1985-09-06)September 6, 1985) is an American professional baseball first baseman for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the Texas Rangers .

Moreland attended Mississippi State University, and was drafted by the Rangers as a first baseman and outfielder in the 17th round of the 2007 MLB draft.

Born and raised in Amory, Mississippi, Moreland attended Amory High School, where he competed in baseball, football, and soccer. At Amory, he was a 2004 Louisville Slugger All-American after posting a 7-1 win-loss record with a 0.53 earned run average (ERA) as a senior, while also batting .456 and striking out just three times during the season. After high school, Moreland attended Mississippi State University to play college baseball for the Mississippi State Bulldogs. There, he hit .343 with ten home runs his junior season and went 2-0 on the mound with a 3.46 ERA.


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