Brian Milner | |
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Catcher | |
Born: Fort Worth, Texas | November 17, 1959|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
June 23, 1978, for the Toronto Blue Jays | |
Last MLB appearance | |
June 26, 1978, for the Toronto Blue Jays | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .444 |
Home runs | 0 |
Runs batted in | 2 |
Teams | |
Brian Tate Milner (born November 17,1959) is an American former professional baseball player. He played two games in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays in 1978 as a catcher.
Milner attended Southwest High School in Fort Worth,Texas,where he played baseball and football. [1] He planned to attend Arizona State University, [1] but was selected in the seventh round of the 1978 MLB draft,held June 6–8, [2] by the Toronto Blue Jays. [3] He signed with Toronto on June 17 after being offered a $150,000 signing bonus and the opportunity to join the MLB team immediately. [3]
Milner joined the Blue Jays the next day,but did not make his major-league debut until June 23,in a road game against the Cleveland Indians. [4] He became the first,and to date[ as of? ] only,catcher to be brought directly to the major leagues after being signed since the MLB draft began in 1965,and the first Blue Jays player to do so. [5] Making his debut at the age of 18 years,seven months,and six days,he remains the youngest person to play for the team. [6] Milner played in two games for Toronto in June 1978,getting four hits,including a triple,in nine at bats—he scored three runs and had two runs batted in (RBIs). [3]
Milner was sent down to the rookie league Medicine Hat Blue Jays shortly thereafter,where he had a .307 batting average. [7] He played four more seasons in Minor League Baseball, [7] but suffered a series of injuries and never played in the major leagues again. [1]
Following the end of his playing career,Milner ran a landscaping business in Fort Worth until 1990. He later served as a coach in the New York Yankees organization during 1991–1995,and as a scout for the Chicago Cubs during 1996–2007. One of the players he signed for Chicago was Eric Hinske. Milner later earned a business degree from Tarleton State University in 2009,and became a high school teacher. [1]
Milner is the father of major-league pitcher Hoby Milner. [8]
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