Cleveland Indians / Guardians
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] On July 31,Miller hit his first career home run off of Dallas Keuchel of the Chicago White Sox. [25] For the 2021 season,Miller appeared in sixty games for the Indians,batting .204 with four home runs and 18 RBIs. [26]
In 2022 he batted .243/.301/.351,and had the fastest sprint speed of all major league first basemen,at 29.0 feet per second. [27]
Milwaukee Brewers
On December 14,2022,Miller was traded to the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for a player to be named later and an unspecified amount of cash. [28] He played in 90 games for Milwaukee in 2023,hitting .261/.303/.371 with 5 home runs,27 RBI,and 13 stolen bases.
Miller was optioned to the Triple–A Nashville Sounds to begin the 2024 season. [29] Following an injury to Christian Yelich,Miller was called up for the first time that season on April 16,2024. [30] In 14 games for Milwaukee,he went 5–for–27 (.185) with three RBI. On July 1,Miller was designated for assignment by the Brewers. [31] He cleared waivers and was sent outright to Nashville on July 5. [32]
