Moritz Astner

• Bats Left, Throws Right
• Height 5' 9"

• Born 2007

Biographical Information

Moritz Astner has been on the Austrian national team alongside brother Felix Astner. Their father also played baseball in Austria while their mother and sister played softball.

He was born with a deformed left hand; he used a catcher's strap connected to his glove and wrapped around his wrist to help compensate in the field. Debuting in Austria's top league in 2024, the teenager hit .281/.378/.313 for the Wiener Neustadt Diving Ducks. He was 1 for 3 in the 2024 European Cup. In the 2024 U18 European Championship, he was 1 for 5 with two walks and a hit-by-pitch.

In 2025, he was at .300/.380/.417 and tied for 9th in the Bundesliga with 9 steals. He was 0 for 9 with a walk, hit-by-pitch, steal and two runs for the Diving Ducks in the 2025 European Cup. He batted .273/.385/.364 in the 2025 U23 European Championship. In the 2025 European Championship, he pinch-ran for Moritz Scheicher one game and was a late-game substitute in left another. He did not bat.