Zach Miner
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| Detroit Tigers — No. 31 | |
| Relief pitcher | |
| Born: March 12, 1982 St. Louis, Missouri |
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| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| Major League Baseball debut | |
| June 4, 2006 for the Detroit Tigers | |
| Selected MLB statistics (through June 5, 2008) |
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| Win-Loss | 12-13 |
| Earned run average | 4.39 |
| Strikeouts | 112 |
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Zachary Charles Miner (born March 12, 1982 in St. Louis, Missouri) is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Detroit Tigers. He bats and throws right-handed.
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[edit] Career
[edit] Atlanta Braves
Standing at 6 foot 3 inches and 200 pounds, Miner had no previous college experience before playing minor and major league baseball. He did, however, play high school baseball for Palm Beach Gardens Community High School. Miner was a fourth round pick by the Atlanta Braves, and in 2000, he received the second-team All-American pitcher award, and had been offered a full ride to Miami University.[1]
Miner spent 2001–2004 in the Braves minor league system, pitching for the A Jamestown Jammers (2001), A Macon Braves (2002), A Myrtle Beach Pelicans (2003), and AA Greenville Braves (2004). 2005 found him with the AA Mississippi Braves, but after four games he was promoted to the AAA Richmond Braves. Miner started 17 games for the Braves, going 2-7 with a 4.23 ERA. On July 31, 2005, the Braves traded Miner along with relief pitcher Román Colón to the Detroit Tigers for setup man/closer Kyle Farnsworth.[2]
[edit] Detroit Tigers
Miner did not make the 25-man roster at the end of the 2006 spring training, but he was called up to the Tigers in May 2006 to replace the injured Mike Maroth. He was a reliable 5th starter but was moved to the bullpen near the end of the season. He was on the Tigers playoff roster as a reliever. He pitched once in the 2006 World Series against the St. Louis Cardinals.
In 2007 Zach started the season in Triple A Toledo, but was called up on May, 17th, and made a spot start against the Boston Red Sox in place of the sick Mike Maroth. After a brief return to Toledo, Miner was called up to help in the bullpen. He finished the season 3-4 while pitching in 34 games. Zach allowed 22 runs, 18 earned, through 53.2 innings.
[edit] References
- ^ Jenkins, David. "Reds', Braves' Picks To Cost", Chattanooga Times Free Press, June 6, 2000, p. D2. Retrieved on 2008-04-24.
- ^ Zach Miner Statistics (Minor Leagues). Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved on 2008-04-24.
[edit] External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube
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