| Darrell Miller | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Catcher/Outfielder | |||
| Born:February 26, 1958 (age 62) Washington, D.C. | |||
| |||
| MLB debut | |||
| August 14, 1984, for the California Angels | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| October 1, 1988, for the California Angels | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .241 | ||
| Home runs | 8 | ||
| Runs batted in | 35 | ||
| Teams | |||
| |||
Played baseball and basketball for Compton High School. All Coast League Team Baseball 1965,1966. California Interscholastic Federation All (CIF) Basketball Team in 1966. All Coast League Basketball 1st Team 1965, 1966. Led Compton HS to the CIF Basketball Playoffs both years.
- All games and practices will be held at the MLB Youth Academy in Compton (901 E. Artesia Blvd Compton, Ca 90221) - League costs $25 - There will be a selection/draft day before placed on.
- Major League Baseball (MLB) selected TEC as General Contractor to build its Youth Academy, a permanent facility in Compton, CA. The purpose of the Academy is to cultivate the talents of young minorities on and off the baseball field, by providing year-round baseball and academic instruction.
- In 2006, the first Major League Baseball Urban Youth Academy in the United States was opened in Compton, California, providing free baseball and softball instruction to Southern California youth, ages 8–17. Since then academies have opened in Houston, Texas (2010), New Orleans, Louisiana (2012), Cincinnati, Ohio and Washington, D.C.
Darrell Keith Miller (born February 26, 1958) is an American former professional baseball catcher/outfielder, playing from 1985 through 1988. Before being drafted to the Major League Baseball (MLB), he played three seasons at California State Polytechnic University in Pomona, California. He played his entire career for the California Angels, the team that drafted him in the 9th round of the 1979 Major League Baseball Draft. He played in 224 career MLB games, batting .241 with 13 doubles, 8 home runs, and 35 runs batted in, in 394 at-bats. As a member of the team in 1986, the Angels advanced to the American League Championship Series, losing to the Boston Red Sox.[1]
Miller serves as the director of Major League Baseball's Urban Youth Academy, located in Compton, California. He is a Catholic convert from Baptist Christianity,[1] having intended initially to make his wife convert to his former denomination, but to no avail.[2]
Family[edit]
Miller is the brother of Basketball Hall of Fame members Cheryl Miller and Reggie Miller.[1] He attended Ramona High School in Riverside, California in the mid 1970s.
He is married to Kelly Miller and has three children; Darrell Jr., Nicole and Cameron.
References[edit]
- ^ abc'Champions of Faith Athlete Gallery'. ChampionsOfFaith.com. Retrieved January 13, 2009.
- ^Knights of Columbus (July 19, 2018). 'The surprising conversion story of a Major League Baseball player'. Aleteia. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
External links[edit]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet, or Pura Pelota (Venezuelan Winter League)
Good Morning Parents/Players:
All
the information you need to register for the 2010 Fall Instructional League
which starts on Oct. 23, here, at the Urban Youth
Academy is in the links below.
Mlb Youth Academy Compton California
Please fill out
the three forms and fax, email or mail them back to Joyce Thomas at the Boys
& Girls Club of Venice.
Mlb Academy Compton
Joyce
Thomas
Fax
310-390-1419
You can pay by
check, cash, or credit card.
Below is the link
to more information, and an online payment system for the Boys and Girls Club of Venice.
Compton Ca News
There is NO deadline for
this program and we will be taking applications and payment on-site, at the Urban Youth Academy, on Oct.
23.
Have a great day,
Mlb Youth Academy Compton Ca
-UYA Staff