BIOGRAPHY
Mickey Moniak was born May 13, 1998, in Encinitas, California. He is a centerfielder in the MLB.
In 2016, as a senior, Moniak batted .476 with a .961 slugging percentage and 40 runs, 12 triples (a San Diego Section record), seven home runs, and 46 RBI, in 29 games. He was named Baseball America High School Player of the Year, Gatorade California Baseball Player of the Year, and San Diego Section Player of the Year.
Moniak committed to attend the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) to play college baseball.
In 2019, Moniak received an invitation to Phillies' Major League spring training camp. He played the 2019 season with the Reading Fightin Phils of the Class AA Eastern League, batting .252/.303/.439 with 63 runs (9th in the league), 28 doubles (6th), 13 triples (leading the league), 11 home runs, 67 RBI (tied for 4th), 111 strikeouts (10th), and 15 stolen bases in 18 attempts in 465 at-bats. Moniak was selected to play in the Eastern League All-Star Game midway through the season. He was chosen to play in the Arizona Fall League for the Scottsdale Scorpions following the season.
On September 16, 2020, Moniak was added to the Phillies’ 40-man roster and was promoted to the major leagues for the first time. That night, he made his MLB debut against the New York Mets as a ninth-inning pinch-runner for Alec Bohm, at Citizens Bank Park. On September 18, 2020, Moniak roped a line drive into right field, a single, for his first big league hit, in the second game of a doubleheader against the Toronto Blue Jays.
On April 21, 2021, Moniak hit his first major league home run in the 2nd inning against the San Francisco Giants.
On August 2, 2022, Moniak was traded alongside prospect Jadiel Sanchez to the Los Angeles Angels for right-handed pitcher Noah Syndergaard.
