American baseball player (born 1999)
Baseball player
Robert Anthony Miller
(born April 5, 1999) is an American
professional baseball
pitcher
for the
Los Angeles Dodgers
of
Major League Baseball
(MLB). He played
college baseball
for the
Louisville Cardinals
and was selected 29th overall by the Dodgers in the
2020 MLB draft
.
Amateur career
[
edit
]
Miller attended
McHenry West High School
in
McHenry, Illinois
, where he played
baseball
.
[1]
In 2016, his junior season, he had a 5?2
win?loss record
with a 1.98
earned run average
(ERA) and 76
strikeouts
over 55
innings pitched
.
[2]
After his senior year in 2017, the
Baltimore Orioles
selected him in the 38th round of the
2017 Major League Baseball draft
,
[3]
but he did not sign a professional contract.
Miller enrolled at the
University of Louisville
where he played
college baseball
for the
Louisville Cardinals
. As a freshman in 2018, Miller went 6?1 with a 2.97 ERA over 17 games (nine starts), earning Freshman
All-American
honors and spots on the
American Athletic Conference
Third Team and All-Freshman Team.
[4]
After the 2018 season, he played
collegiate summer baseball
with the
Brewster Whitecaps
of the
Cape Cod Baseball League
.
[5]
In 2019, his sophomore year at Louisville, he pitched to a 7?1 record with a 3.83 ERA over twenty games (12 starts) and eighty innings.
[6]
[7]
That summer, he spent time playing for the
USA Baseball Collegiate National Team
.
[8]
As a junior in 2020, he went 2?0 with a 2.31 ERA over four starts, striking out 34 over
23
+
1
⁄
3
innings before the college baseball season was cut short due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
.
[9]
Professional career
[
edit
]
The
Los Angeles Dodgers
selected Miller in the first round, with the 29th overall pick, in the
2020 Major League Baseball draft
.
[10]
He signed with the Dodgers for a $2.2 million signing bonus.
[11]
He did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the
pandemic
.
[12]
Miller made his professional debut as the starting pitcher on
Opening Day
in 2021 for the
Great Lakes Loons
of the
High-A Central
, striking out five batters over three innings while allowing only two singles and a walk.
[13]
On July 24, Miller pitched five innings of a
combined no-hitter
against the
Lake County Captains
alongside
Clayton Beeter
, Jake Cantleberry, and Cameron Gibbens.
[14]
Miller appeared in 14 games (11 starts) for the Loons, compiling a 2?2 record and 3.06 ERA while striking out 56 over 46 innings.
[15]
On September 8, he was promoted to the
Tulsa Drillers
of the
Double-A Central
,
[16]
and pitched
9
+
1
⁄
3
innings for them to end the season.
[15]
He was selected to play in the
Arizona Fall League
for the
Glendale Desert Dogs
after the season where he was named to the Fall Stars Game.
[17]
[18]
He returned to Tulsa to begin the 2022 season, where he made 19 starts and went 6?6 with a 4.45 ERA and 117 strikeouts over 91 innings
[15]
and was selected to represent the Dodgers at the 2022
All-Star Futures Game
.
[19]
Miller was promoted to the
Oklahoma City Dodgers
of the
Triple-A
Pacific Coast League
on August 15.
[20]
He made four starts for Oklahoma City, with a 1?1 record and 3.38 ERA.
[15]
Miller reported to spring training with a sore shoulder in 2023, leading to him missing the
Cactus League
schedule and getting a late start on the season, not joining Oklahoma City until the end of April.
[21]
After his fourth AAA start of the season, Miller had his contract purchased by Los Angeles and was called up to the majors to start against the
Atlanta Braves
on May 23.
[22]
In his debut, he picked up the win while allowing one run on four hits and one walk with five strikeouts. His first MLB strikeout was against
Sam Hilliard
.
[23]
[24]
He remained in the starting rotation the rest of the season, making 22 starts, with a 11?4 record, 3.76 ERA and 119 strikeouts.
[25]
Miller started the second game of the
2023 National League Division Series
but struggled with his command, allowing three runs on four hits and two walks in only
1
+
2
⁄
3
innings.
[26]
References
[
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"
'17 Draft: Bobby Miller | 06/11/2017"
.
MLB.com
.
- ^
Stevenson, Joe.
"High school baseball: McHenry's Bobby Miller focusing on final high school season, not MLB dreams"
.
www.shawlocal.com
.
- ^
HAMMONDEmailFollow, SEAN.
"High school baseball: Baltimore Orioles select McHenry's Bobby Miller in 38th round of MLB Draft"
.
www.nwherald.com
.
- ^
"Louisville's Bobby Miller garners All-American accolades"
.
Cardinal Authority
.
- ^
"Bobby Miller"
. pointstreak.com
. Retrieved
June 11,
2020
.
- ^
"Bobby Miller strengthens Louisville pitching staff"
.
SI.com
.
- ^
STEVENSONEmailFollow, J. O. E.
"College baseball: McHenry grad Miller becomes a force for Louisville"
.
www.nwherald.com
.
- ^
Robinson, Cameron Teague.
"Louisville baseball's Dan McDonnell is taking the USA Collegiate National Team worldwide"
.
USA TODAY
.
- ^
Collazo, Carlos.
"2020 MLB Draft: 10 Prospects Who Improved Their Stock Before Play Stoppage"
.
www.baseballamerica.com
.
- ^
"Dodgers select pitcher Bobby Miller with 29th pick in draft"
.
Los Angeles Times
. June 11, 2020.
- ^
Castillo, Jorge (June 19, 2020).
"Dodgers sign first-round draft pick Bobby Miller"
.
La Times
. Retrieved
June 19,
2020
.
- ^
"2020 Minor League Baseball Season Cancelled"
.
MiLB.com
.
- ^
Stephen, Eric (May 5, 2021).
"Dodgers 2020 draft picks shine on minor league opening day"
.
SB Nation
. Retrieved
May 5,
2021
.
- ^
"Great Lakes Loons celebrate first no-hitter in franchise history"
.
mlive
. July 24, 2021.
- ^
a
b
c
d
"Bobby Miller Amateur, College & Minor League Statistics & History"
.
Baseball Reference
.
- ^
Walton, Ryan (September 9, 2021).
"Dodgers promote Bobby Miller to Double-A Tulsa"
.
SB Nation
. Retrieved
September 9,
2021
.
- ^
Harris, Blake (October 6, 2021).
"Bobby Miller highlights Dodgers prospects in Arizona Fall League"
.
SB Nation
. Retrieved
October 6,
2021
.
- ^
"Check out the Fall Stars Game rosters"
.
MLB.com
.
- ^
Mayo, Jonathan (July 7, 2022).
"Here are the 2022 Futures Game rosters"
.
MLB.com
. Retrieved
July 7,
2022
.
- ^
Stephen, Eric (August 16, 2022).
"Dodgers promote Bobby Miller & Gavin Stone to Triple-A Oklahoma City"
.
SB Nation
. Retrieved
August 16,
2022
.
- ^
Stephen, Eric (April 26, 2023).
"Bobby Miller joins Triple-A Oklahoma City, Jimmy Nelson begins rehab assignment"
.
SB Nation
. Retrieved
April 26,
2023
.
- ^
Harris, Jack (May 23, 2023).
"Despite circumstances, Dodgers believe 'this is the right time' for Bobby Miller's debut"
.
LA Times
. Retrieved
May 23,
2023
.
- ^
"Dodgers vs Braves May 23, 2023 Box Score"
.
ESPN.com
. Retrieved
May 23,
2023
.
- ^
Toribio, Juan (May 23, 2023).
"Miller mutes Braves' big bats in stellar MLB debut"
.
mlb.com
. Retrieved
May 23,
2023
.
- ^
"Bobby Miller Stats"
.
Baseball Reference
. Retrieved
October 4,
2023
.
- ^
Toribio, Juan (October 9, 2023).
"Offense scuffles again as Dodgers fall into 0-2 NLDS hole"
.
mlb.com
. Retrieved
October 10,
2023
.
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