Watch Injured Phoenix Police Officer Throw Out 1st Pitch in World Series

Phoenix Police Officer Tyler Moldovan, who was severely wounded in a 2021 shooting, received a standing ovation when he opened Game 5 of the World Series between the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Texas Rangers.

Joe Vince

Nov. 2, 2023

2 min read

A Phoenix police officer who was seriously wounded in a 2021 shooting threw out the first pitch at Game 5 of the World Series on Wednesday.

Tyler Moldovan received a standing ovation when he opened the game between the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Texas Rangers, KPNX-TV reports. He was joined on the field by his wife, interim Police Chief Michael Sullivan, the city's mayor and Diamondbacks legend Luis Gonzalez.

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Moldovan was shot multiple times by a suspect who opened fire when the officer was searching an apartment complex while responding to a report of a vehicle doing doughnuts. Moldovan had just turned 22 and had been with the department for a year and a half.

Following the shooting, he underwent months of treatment and rehabilitation. Last summer, Moldovan was released from a rehab center and returned home.

In Wednesday night's game, the Rangers defeated the Diamondbacks, 5-0, winning the team's first World Series title.

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Joe Vince

Joining Endeavor Business Media in 2018, Joe has worked on the company's city services publications. He began working at OFFICER.com as the assistant editor. Before starting at Endeavor, Joe had worked for a variety of print and online news outlets, including the Indianapolis Star, the South Bend Tribune, Reddit and Patch.com.