CBN Minor League Player of the Week: Tyson Moran
Great Lake Canadians alum Tyson Moran (Wingham, Ont.) has been named the Canadian Baseball Network’s Minor League Player of the Week after his outstanding week with the ACL Royals. Photo: ACL Royals/Instagram
June 30, 2026
By Kevin Glew
Canadian Baseball Network
Tyson Moran continued his outstanding first pro season with the Kansas City Royals’ ACL (Rookie) affiliate by leading all Canadian minor leaguers in batting average (.429), slugging percentage (.924) and OPS (1.455) last week.
For his efforts, he has been named the Canadian Baseball Network’s Minor League Player of the Week (June 23 to June 28).
Last Tuesday, starting at first base and batting cleanup, he went 3-for-5 with a triple and a home run to propel the ACL Royals to a 11-1 win over the ACL Mariners.
After going hitless on Thursday, the 20-year-old Canuck went 1-for-2 with a double, three walks, two runs, four RBIs and a stolen base to pace the Royals to a 16-13 victory over the ACL Brewers on Friday.
Moran (Wingham, Ont.) followed that up with two more hits - including a double - and two runs on Friday to help his club down the ACL Dodgers 9-6.
In total, between June 23 and June 28, Moran had seven RBIs in four games.
His performance last week boosted his season batting average to .319. He has six home runs and 37 RBIs in just 33 contests for the ACL Royals.
A Great Lake Canadians grad, Moran was selected in the 13th round of the 2025 MLB draft by the Royals.
2026 CBN Minor League Player of the Week winners
Opening Day to April 5 - Cal Quantrill (Port Hope, Ont.), Rangers
April 7 to April 12 - Dante Nori (Toronto, Ont.), Phillies
April 14 to April 19- Matt Wilkinson (Surrey, B.C.), Guardians
April 21 to April 26 - Eric Hartman (St. Albert, Alta.), Braves
April 28 to May 3 - Jonah Tong (Markham, Ont.), Mets
May 5 to May 10 - Jordan Woods (Oakville, Ont.), Royals
May 12 to May 17 - Emilien Pitre (Repentigny, Que.), Rays
May 19 to May 24 - Mitch Bratt (Newmarket, Ont.), Diamondbacks
May 26 to May 31 - Matt Wilkinson (Surrey, B.C.), Giants
June 2 to June 7 - Owen Gregg (Oakville, Ont.), Blue Jays
June 9 to June 14 - Tyler Boudreau (Middle Sackville, N.S.), Yankees
June 16 to June 21 - Abraham Toro (Longueuil, Que.), Royals
June 23 to June 28 - Tyson Moran (Wingham, Ont.), Royals
Top Canadian Minor League Batters (June 23 to June 28)
Top Canadian Minor League Pitchers (June 23 to June 28)