Owen Miller

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Owen Miller
Cleveland Indians – No. 6
Shortstop
Born: (1996-11-15) November 15, 1996 (age 24)
Mequon, Wisconsin
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
May 23, 2021, for the Cleveland Indians
MLB statistics
(through September 14, 2021)
Batting average.189
Home runs4
Runs batted in15
Teams

Owen Robert Miller (born November 15, 1996) is an American professional baseball shortstop for the Cleveland Indians of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Amateur career[]

Miller attended Ozaukee High School in Fredonia, Wisconsin.[1] He played football and basketball for Ozaukee all four years. He did not play high school baseball after his freshman year, focusing strictly on travel baseball.[2] He went undrafted in the 2015 MLB draft, and enrolled at Illinois State University where he played college baseball for the Redbirds.

In 2016, Miller's freshman season, he started all 54 of ISU's games, hitting .328 with five home runs and 44 RBIs.[3][4] As a sophomore in 2017, he slashed .325/.351/.498 with six home runs and 48 RBIs in 56 games, earning a spot on the All-Missouri Valley Conference Second-Team.[5] After the season, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Harwich Mariners of the Cape Cod Baseball League, and also played in the Northwoods League.[6][7][8] In 2018, as a junior, he batted .384 with six home runs and 35 RBIs in 52 games and earned All-MVC First-Team honors.[9]

Professional career[]

San Diego Padres[]

Miller was selected by the San Diego Padres in the third round of the 2018 MLB draft.[10][11] He signed with the Padres for $500,000,[12] and made his professional debut with the Tri-City Dust Devils of the Class A Short Season Northwest League, where he was named an All-Star.[13] He was promoted to the Fort Wayne TinCaps of the Class A Midwest League in August.[14] In 75 games between the two clubs, he slashed .336/.386/.460 with four home runs and 33 RBIs.[15] He spent the 2019 season with the Amarillo Sod Poodles of the Class AA Texas League and was named an All-Star.[16] Over 130 games, Miller slashed .290/.355/.430 with 13 home runs and 68 RBIs. Following the 2019 season, Miller played for the Peoria Javelinas of the Arizona Fall League.

Cleveland Indians[]

On August 31, 2020, Miller, along with Austin Hedges, Cal Quantrill, Josh Naylor, Gabriel Arias, and Joey Cantillo was traded to the Cleveland Indians in exchange for Mike Clevinger, Greg Allen, and Matt Waldron.[17] 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.[18] To begin the 2021 season, he was assigned to the Columbus Clippers of the Triple-A East.[19]

On May 23, 2021, Miller was selected to the Indians' 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time.[20][21] At the time of his promotion, he was batting .406 with two home runs and nine runs batted in over 16 games with Columbus.[22] He made his major league debut the same day as the designated hitter against the Minnesota Twins, going hitless in five at-bats with three strikeouts.[23] He recorded his first major league hit, an infield single, on May 24 versus Spencer Turnbull of the Detroit Tigers.[24]

Personal life[]

Miller's younger brother, Noah, was selected by the Minnesota Twins with the 36th overall selection in the 2021 MLB draft.[25]

References[]

  1. ^ "Major Goals, Owen Miller won't stop until he gets to the top". June 10, 2015.
  2. ^ Reporter | @TheDon1033, NICK LANDI | Vidette Sports. "View of Valley: Player Spotlight - Owen Miller". videtteonline.com.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ randy.reinhardt@lee.net, RANDY REINHARDT. "ISU's Miller hopes to follow DeJong to majors". pantagraph.com.
  4. ^ Reporter | @rkelly1122, RYAN KELLY | Vidette Sports. "ISU ends season with 4-3, 10-inning loss in MVC Championship". videtteonline.com.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ "Illinois State's Miller, Rave earn MVC honors". WJBC AM 1230. May 23, 2017.
  6. ^ "Northwoods League Announces 2017 Major League Dreams Showcase Rosters". July 29, 2017.
  7. ^ "Owen Miller - Profile". pointstreak.com. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  8. ^ "Owen Miller Interview: "I Hit the Ball Hard and I Make the Plays"". July 10, 2018.
  9. ^ "Shortstop Owen Miller Could Prove to Be a Steal for Padres". June 26, 2018.
  10. ^ "Padres draft SS Miller in college-heavy Day 2". MLB.com.
  11. ^ Dombeck, Tom. "MLB draft: Ozaukee grad Miller chosen in 3rd round by Padres". Sheboygan Press Media.
  12. ^ "Padres Agree to Terms With Third-Round Pick Owen Miller". 12up.com. June 13, 2018.
  13. ^ Jeff Sanders. "Owen Miller highlights Tri-City all-star selections - Los Angeles Times". Web.archive.org. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
  14. ^ "Podorsky to DL, All-Star Leasher promoted | Full Count | Journal Gazette". www.journalgazette.net.
  15. ^ randy.reinhardt@lee.net, Randy Reinhardt. "Former Redbird standout Miller thriving at Class AA". pantagraph.com.
  16. ^ "Minors: Owen Miller leading 7 Sod Poodles to Texas League All-Star Game". San Diego Union-Tribune. June 14, 2019.
  17. ^ Mike Rosenbaum (October 4, 2019). "Owen Miller embraces versatility in AFL". MLB.com. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
  18. ^ https://www.mlb.com/news/2020-minor-league-baseball-season-canceled
  19. ^ Company, Tampa Publishing. "Rays set rosters for four minor-league teams". Tampa Bay Times.
  20. ^ Bell, Mandy (May 23, 2021). "Owen Miller called up by Tribe to debut". Indians.com.
  21. ^ "Indians Place Franmil Reyes On 10-Day IL, Promote Owen Miller". MLB Trade Rumors.
  22. ^ https://www.cleveland.com/tribe/2021/05/cleveland-indians-add-owen-miller-as-franmil-reyes-heads-to-injured-list-with-abdominal-strain.html
  23. ^ https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/mlb/2021/05/24/wisconsinite-owen-miller-major-league-baseball-debut-cleveland/7415195002/
  24. ^ https://www.mlb.com/indians/video/spencer-turnbull-in-play-no-out-to-owen-miller
  25. ^ https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/high-schools/2021/07/12/minnesota-twins-select-ozaukees-noah-miller-first-round-mlb-draft/7935101002/

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