Former UNC third baseman Colin Moran is reportedly making the jump from AAA to Major League Baseball on Tuesday night to join the Houston Astros.
Longtime MLB journalist, and Tar Heel in his own right, Peter Gammons first reported the news on Tuesday morning.
Colin Moran joins Astros tonight
— Peter Gammons (@pgammo) May 17, 2016
Moran played for UNC form 2011 – 2013. He was selected with the number six overall pick in the 2013 MLB Draft by the Miami Marlins and the traded to the Astros’ organization the next year.
Moran was named the ACC Freshman of the Year, Baseball America Freshman of the Year, National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Freshman All-American and a Baseball America All-American – the only freshman on the team – after his first year in a Carolina uniform.
Injuries slowed down Moran’s sophomore season, but he finished his junior campaign as one of the nation’s leading hitters.
The left-handed hitting third baseman was hitting .288 with a .747 OPS in AAA so far this season.
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