Born September 8, 1971
Michael is the second eldest of 4 Moyle boys, all sons of Baseball WA Hall of Fame Member Darryl. Like all the Moyle boys, Michael played all his WA junior and senior baseball at the Perth Baseball Club. As a teenager he was a member of many WA State junior teams and was selected in 1989 in the under 19 Australian team. At the tender age of 16 Michael was the starting shortstop for the Perth Heat in the inaugural ABL season.
Moving from shortstop to behind the plate as a catcher, Michael quickly caught the eye of many professional scouts from the USA and signed a professional contract with the Cleveland Indians organisation in 1992. In seven years with the Indians Moyle reach AA ball and was named in the Carolina All Star Team for 1996 and Atlantic League All Star Team for 1999. Michael also played one year professionally in Japan.
On completion of his professional career Michael’s baseball focus quickly shifted to the Australian National Team where he starred in the Green & Gold. In 1999 Moyle was named MVP in the Tri Nations Tournament in Taipei, hit the most home runs in the 1999 Continental Cup and was named in the 1999 World All Star Team.
Maybe his major highlight and greatest accomplishment was being the starting catcher for Team Australia at the 2000 Sydney Olympics!
Below is a sample of some Michaels achievements
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- Cleveland Indians Organisation 1992-1998 USA
- Bridgeport Bluefish 1999 USA
- Honda 2000 Japan
- Perth Heat / Western Heelers 1989-2000
- Western Australian Sports star of the year finalist 1999
- Australian National Team 1989 – 2000
- Sydney 2000 Olympic games
- Western Australian Sports star of the year Nominee 2000
- Continental cup most home runs 1999
- World all-star team 1999