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Baseball’s Moffett inks contract with Chicago Cubs
07.15.2025 | Baseball
Right-hander totaled 2.25 ERA in lone campaign as Longhorn
AUSTIN, Texas — Upon completion of the 2025 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft, University of Texas junior Aiden Moffett signed a professional contract with the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday.
Moffett follows Max Belyeu (Competitive Balance B), Jared Spencer (11th Round), Jalin Flores (11th Round), Rylan Galvan (13th Round) and Grayson Saunier (17th Round), as Longhorns to garner interest from MLB organizations this year.
In his lone campaign in burnt orange, Moffett notched a 2.25 ERA across six appearances.
The 6-foot-3, 230-pound right-hander recorded seven strikeouts over four innings, while limiting opposing hitters to a .100 average.
A Mount Olive, Miss., native, Moffett arrived on The Forty Acres after two years at LSU.