- Justin Miller (baseball)
Infobox MLB player
name = Justin Miller
width = 176
caption = Miller, pitching for the Marlins in June 2007
team = Free Agent
number = --
position = Relief pitcher
birthdate = birth date and age|1977|8|27
birthplace = city-state|Torrance|California
bats = Right
throws = Right
debutdate = April 12
debutyear = 2002
debutteam = Toronto Blue Jays
statyear = 2008 season
stat1label = Win-Loss
stat1value = 21-11
stat2label =Earned run average
stat2value = 5.16
stat3label =Strikeout s
stat3value = 234
teams =
*Toronto Blue Jays (by|2002, by|2004-by|2005)
*Florida Marlins (by|2007-by|2008)Justin Mark Miller (born
August 27 ,1977 in Torrance,California ) is aright-handed relief pitcher who is currently afree agent . He has played for theToronto Blue Jays in mlby|2002, mlby|2004, and mlby|2005,Florida Marlins from mlby|2007 to mlby|2008, and has been in theColorado Rockies ,Oakland Athletics ,Tampa Bay Devil Rays , andPhiladelphia Phillies organizations.Miller started the by|2007 season at Triple-A Albuquerque and was recalled by the Marlins on
May 19 , mlby|2007, due to an injury toRicky Nolasco . Although Miller had been a starter in previous seasons, the Marlins recalled him to fill a relief role, with former closerByung-Hyun Kim taking Nolasco's spot in the starting rotation. The Marlins released him onOctober 3 , by|2008Miller is known for his many tattoos. In a move sometimes called the "Justin Miller rule", Major League Baseball told Miller that he had to wear a long-sleeved shirt under his jersey whenever he was playing because hitters complained about being distracted by Miller's
sleeve tattoo s. [ Klemish, Dawn. [http://florida.marlins.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070519&content_id=1974340&vkey=news_fla&fext=.jsp&c_id=fla "Notes: Nolasco to rest on disabled list"] "Miller is a colorful character in more ways than one: The 29-year-old's arms are all but hidden beneath vibrant tattoos. So much, in fact, that after opposing batters complained about Miller's arms being a distraction at the plate, in 2004, Major League Baseball established a rule that forced Miller to wear long sleeves whenever he played."..."I don't know," he laughed. "They just said it's the 'Justin Miller rule.'" "mlb.com ",2007-05-19 . Accessed2007-09-20 .] .References
External links
*baseball-reference|id=m/milleju01
* [http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=277405 MLB.com player info page]
* [http://thebaseballcube.com/players/M/Justin-Miller.shtml The Baseball Cube player page]
* [http://inkedmag.com/inked_people/51/ Interview with Inked Magazine about his tattoos]
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