Now in his seventh season with the club, Moore has always provided the Mariners with impact on the bases and with his glove while being a quality bat against left-handed pitching. But the 2024 Gold Glover winner has taken his offensive production to another level in his age-32 season.<\/p>\n
Moore is off to a career-best start this year with a .286 average, .882 OPS, seven home runs and 13 RBIs in his first 29 games. He\u2019s on pace to 27 home runs, which would shatter his previous career high of 12, and took home his first AL Player of the Week honor<\/a> last month.<\/p>\n Moore joined Seattle Sports\u2019 Wyman and Bob<\/a> on Tuesday discuss what\u2019s gone into his hot start. He credited some mechanical adjustments made at the plate as well as the knowledge he\u2019s acquired since debuting in 2019.<\/p>\n \u201cEmotionally, physically, mentally, all that type of stuff, kind of taking what works and what doesn\u2019t work. It takes a while to get used to what works and what doesn\u2019t, and it\u2019s a game of failure,\u201d Moore said. \u201cSo putting all those things together, coupled with the with the fact that I\u2019m just trying to be a little more aggressive with what I think is a better swing, has made me get off to a pretty good start.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Moore\u2019s key adjustment<\/p>\n One of the keys to Moore\u2019s \u201cbetter swing\u201d is that he\u2019s focused on keeping his hands higher through his swing, which helps him create more quality contact on velocity up in the zone.<\/p>\n \u201cNobody tomahawks anymore, where the barrel is above your hands at contact,\u201d Moore said. \u201cYou\u2019re always trying to move up towards the ball or at least on an even (plane). So having (the hands) up and being able to be short to that top part of the zone and then work my way down is much easier than having them down and try to work up to that high heater. That was basically the premise of it.\u201d<\/p>\n The results of that focus have been bountiful so far. Moore is crushing left-handed pitching at a better rate than ever, batting .355 with a 1.314 OPS and five home runs in 31 at-bats. His five homers off southpaws are tied for third in MLB. Moore has shown some improvement against right-handed pitching as well. He entered the year as a career .193 hitter against righties and is up to .250 this season.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n It\u2019s helped Moore become more of an everyday player rather than part-timer like he was in the past. He\u2019s played in 30 of 42 games in 2025, with eight of the 12 he missed coming when he was on the 10-day injured list. Finding more of an everyday role was something he was hoping to do this year.<\/p>\n \u201cI take a lot of pride in what I do and being able to be versatile and play all over the field. That being said, I\u2019m a competitor, and I love baseball and I want to be out there every single day,\u201d he said. \u201cEvery time I\u2019m not out there, it\u2019s frustrating to watch. I\u2019m cheering on for my teammates and I feel the ups and downs of what they\u2019re going through. But to be in there, be a part of it and help the team win is a better feeling.\u201d<\/p>\n Hear the full conversation at this link<\/a> or in the audio player near the top of this story. Listen to Wyman and Bob weekdays from 2-7 p.m. or find the podcast on the Seattle Sports app.\u00a0<\/p>\n Seattle Mariners coverage<\/p>\n \u2022 New updates from Mariners GM on George Kirby, Logan Gilbert<\/a>
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