Brownwood High School graduate Shelby Miller will receive a second chance with the Arizona Diamondbacks, signing on Sunday a minor league contract with an invitation to training camp.
Last season Miller, 34, pitched for the Detroit Tigers, but was released the week prior to the start of the team’s 2024 postseason run. Miller posted a 6-8 record with two saves and a 4.53 ERA in 51 appearances out of the bullpen.
Miller first pitched with the Diamondbacks from 2016-18 as he arrived in a trade following his lone All-Star season with the Atlanta Braves. Miller underwent Tommy John surgery during his time in Arizona and posted a 6.35 ERA while missing most of the 2017-18 campaigns.
For his career, Miller owns a 47-66 record with a 4.11 ERA, 735 strikeouts and 334 walks over 875.1 innings. Miller has appeared in 254 games, starting 133.
The 13th overall pick in the first round of the 2009 Major League Baseball Draft by the St. Louis Cardinals, Miller is now preparing for his 13th season.
Miller pitched for the Cardinals, Braves, Diamondbacks, Tigers, Texas Rangers, Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants and Los Angeles Dodgers – a total of nine franchises overall.
Miller made his MLB debut on September 5, 2012 with St. Louis.
On May 11, 2013, Miller tossed a one-hitter with the Cardinals, retiring the final 27 Colorado Rockies batters in a row after yielding a lead-off single. Miller notched 13 strikeouts in the contest.
Miller appeared in the 2015 All-Star Game as a member of the Braves, as he posted a 3.02 ERA in 33 starts with a 6-17 record. Miller was one out away from recording a no-hitter against the Florida Marlins on May 17, 2015.