Brian Miller (baseball)

Brian Christopher Miller (born August 20, 1995) is an American professional baseball outfielder in the Miami Marlins organization. He made his MLB debut in 2021.

Brian Miller
Miami Marlins
Outfielder
Born: (1995-08-20) August 20, 1995
Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
MLB debut
July 30, 2021, for the Miami Marlins
MLB statistics
(through 2021 season)
Batting average.273
Home runs0
Runs batted in0
Teams

Amateur career

Miller attended Millbrook High School in Raleigh, North Carolina. He committed to play college baseball for the University of North Carolina at Asheville, but decommitted when the school's coach was fired. He enrolled at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and walked on to the North Carolina Tar Heels.[1] In 2016, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Orleans Firebirds of the Cape Cod Baseball League, and was named a league all-star.[2] In 2017, his junior year, he hit .343 with seven home runs and 49 RBIs in 63 games. The Miami Marlins selected Miller with the 36th overall selection of the 2017 MLB draft.[3] Miller signed with the Marlins, receiving a $1,888,800 signing bonus.[4]

Professional career

Miami Marlins

The Marlins assigned Miller to the Greensboro Grasshoppers where he posted a .322 batting average with one home run, 28 RBIs, and 21 stolen bases in 57 games.[5] He began 2018 with the Jupiter Hammerheads, with whom he was named a Florida State League All-Star,[6] before being promoted to the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp in June. In 128 games between both clubs, he batted .295/.338/.355 with 43 RBIs and forty stolen bases.[7] He returned to Jacksonville for the 2019 season,[8] earning Southern League All-Star honors.[9] Over 120 games, Miller slashed .265/.326/.354 with two home runs, 39 RBIs, and 22 stolen bases. He did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. He opened the 2021 season with Jacksonville.

On July 30, 2021, Miami selected Miller's contract and promoted him to the major leagues. He made his MLB debut that night, hitting a single off New York Yankees Jameson Taillon.[10] After the season, on November 19, 2021, Miller was designated for assignment to make room for pitcher Louis Head who the Marlins acquired in a trade from the Tampa Bay Rays.[11]

References
  1. Pryor, Brooke (May 15, 2016). "Brian Miller's off-the-radar journey to becoming a UNC baseball star | North State Journal". Nsjonline.com. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
  2. "#5 Brian Miller - Profile". pointstreak.com. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
  3. Frisaro, Joe (January 20, 2016). "Marlins draft Brian Miller at No. 36 | MLB.com". M.marlins.mlb.com. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
  4. "Marlins sign top draft picks Rogers, Miller, Dunand". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
  5. "Brian Miller Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved December 10, 2017.
  6. "57th Annual Florida State League All Star Game set for Saturday in Tampa – Florida Sports Foundation".
  7. "Brian Miller Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
  8. "Marlins News: Brian Miller leads speedy outfield in Jacksonville". April 4, 2019.
  9. "Brian Miller Stats, Highlights, Bio | MiLB.com Stats | The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". Milb.com. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  10. De Nicola, Christina (July 30, 2021). "New Marlins pieces show up against Yanks". MLB.com. Archived from the original on 2021-07-31. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
  11. De Nicola, Christina (November 14, 2021). "Marlins land RHP Head in trade with Rays". MLB.com. Archived from the original on November 15, 2021.
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