Brian William Moran (born September 30, 1988) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Atlanta Braves organization.

[1] In 2007, Moran began attending the University of North Carolina and played on the school's baseball team as a pitcher.

[2] In his first year at North Carolina, Moran compiled a 3.37 earned run average (ERA), and seven strikeouts in 13 games, all in relief.

"[3] Moran was selected by the Seattle Mariners in the seventh round of the 2009 Major League Baseball draft.

[5][6] Dustin Ackley and Kyle Seager, Moran's teammates at North Carolina, were also drafted by the Mariners in 2009.

[3] Moran made his professional debut in their minor league organization that season with the rookie-level Pulaski Mariners.

[10][11] Before the all-star break, Moran led Midwest League pitchers in bases on balls per nine innings pitched (0.93).

Finally that season, Moran played with the Double-A West Tenn Diamond Jaxx of the Southern League, compiling a 13.50 ERA in two games.

Kyle Seager, Moran's teammate with the Clinton LumberKings, described his pitching delivery as a "shot put" release.

[9] Moran has stated that he developed his split-finger fast ball out of college, and that it has been effective in professional baseball.

[12] On April 8, it was announced that Moran would undergo Tommy John surgery and would miss the entire 2014 season,[13] meaning that Rule 5 restrictions will apply to him in 2015.

[17] At the 2016 Winter Meetings, on December 8, the Baltimore Orioles selected Moran from the Braves in the minor league phase of the Rule 5 draft.

[21] On July 15, 2017, Moran signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers organization.

[22] He made 19 appearances for the Double–A Tulsa Drillers, and posted a stellar 1.89 ERA with 27 strikeouts in 19.0 innings of work.

[24] On November 12, 2018, Moran signed a minor league deal with the Miami Marlins with an invite to spring training.

[25] Moran made his major league debut on September 5 versus the Pittsburgh Pirates, pitching one scoreless inning in relief while striking out one batter and earning the win.

[30] On February 12, 2021, Moran signed a minor league contract with the Tampa Bay Rays organization that included an invitation to Spring Training.

[33] On April 10, 2022, the Angels selected Moran's contract and added him to the active roster to replace the injured José Quijada.

[36] Spending the remainder of the season with Triple-A Salt Lake, Moran appeared in 45 games, pitching to a 5-2 record and 4.07 ERA with 52 strikeouts in 48.2 innings of work.