Bryce Miller (baseball)
Bryce Austen Miller (born August 23, 1998) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2023.
| Bryce Miller | |
|---|---|
| Seattle Mariners – No. 50 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: August 23, 1998 Mount Pleasant, Texas, U.S. | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| May 2, 2023, for the Seattle Mariners | |
| MLB statistics (through April 6, 2024) | |
| Win–loss record | 9–8 |
| Earned run average | 4.21 |
| Strikeouts | 132 |
| Teams | |
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Career edit
Miller attended New Braunfels High School in New Braunfels, Texas. He was a fellow baseball teammate and 2017 graduate with Jordan Westburg. Both were childhood friends who grew up in the same neighborhood.[1]
Miller played college baseball at Blinn College originally. He was drafted by the Miami Marlins in the 38th round of the 2018 Major League Baseball Draft, but did not sign and transferred to Texas A&M University to play for the Texas A&M Aggies.[2] In 2019, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Falmouth Commodores of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[3]
The Seattle Mariners selected Miller in the fourth round, 113th overall, of the 2021 Major League Baseball draft and signed.[4] He made his professional debut with the Single-A Modesto Nuts.[5] In 2022, Miller made 27 appearances (26 starts) split between Modesto, the High-A Everett AquaSox, and the Double-A Arkansas Travelers, posting a cumulative 7–4 record and 3.16 ERA with 163 strikeouts in 133+2⁄3 innings pitched.[6]
Miller began the 2023 season with Double-A Arkansas, struggling to an 0–2 record and 6.41 ERA in 4 starts to begin the year. On May 1, 2023, the Mariners announced that Miller would be promoted to the major leagues for the first time to start against the Oakland Athletics.[7] He made his debut the next day, taking a perfect game into the sixth inning with one out before giving up a single to Tony Kemp. He pitched six innings, allowing one earned run and recording ten strikeouts, a franchise record for most strikeouts in a debut.[8]
In his first three starts, Miller allowed only eight baserunners, breaking the MLB record held since 1901 (minimum 15.0 innings pitched).[9] In addition, he had the lowest WHIP (0.421) through a pitcher's first three starts in MLB history (minimum 15 innings).[10] On May 24, Miller became the first pitcher since 1901 to pitch at least six innings while allowing four or fewer hits in his first five career appearances.[11][12]
References edit
- ^ Rill, Jake. "They homered off each other in Little League. It's time for the MLB showdown," MLB.com, Thursday, August 10, 2023. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
- ^ "Unicorn alum Miller signs offer from Texas A&M".
- ^ "Bryce Miller". pointstreak.com. Retrieved May 29, 2022.
- ^ "Former Unicorn Miller drafted by Seattle".
- ^ "Mariners' Bryce Miller Has a Special Arm".
- ^ "How Bryce Miller went from college reliever to intriguing starting prospect for Mariners". seattletimes.com. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
- ^ "Mariners' Bryce Miller: Set to debut Tuesday". cbssports.com. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
- ^ "Mariners PR on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2023-05-02.
- ^ "Mariners rookie Bryce Miller breaks record held since 1901 while stymying Tigers to send Seattle above .500". cbssports.com. Retrieved 2023-05-23.
- ^ "Mariners' Bryce Miller makes MLB history after dominant start vs. Tigers". clutchpoints.com. Retrieved 2023-05-23.
- ^ "Bryce Miller keeps throwing heaters, continues impressive start as Mariners beat A's". The Seattle Times. 2023-05-24. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
- ^ "Tweet". Twitter. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
External links edit
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)