Mike Moustakas
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Michael Christopher Moustakas
- Bats Left, Throws Right
- Height 6' 0", Weight 195 lb.
- High School Chatsworth High School
- Born September 11, 1988 in Los Angeles, CA USA
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Mike Moustakas was taken by the Kansas City Royals with the second pick of the 2007 amateur draft. He had set California state home run records for a career (52) and season (24). When teammate Matt Dominguez was taken 12th, it became the highest two high school teammates had been chosen in the same draft. In 2006, Moustakas had hit .231/?/.375 for the USA junior national team. In the 2006 World Junior Championship, he drove in five runs against Italy and made a home run-robbing catch against Cuba in the quarterfinals. The USA finished with a silver medal. Moustakas won the 2007 Baseball America High School Player of the Year Award.
Moustakas signed in time to make his professional debut late in 2007. He played DH for the Idaho Falls Chukars on August 25 against the Ogden Raptors, going 2 for 5 with a 2-run double and two strikeouts.
