612:
831:"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.'"
590:
to start the season. His contract was purchased by the
Dodgers on May 27. He appeared in 19 games with the Dodgers, compiling a 4.44 ERA. He was designated for assignment on July 23. He cleared waivers and was reassigned to Albuquerque. In 32 games for the Isotopes in 2010, he had a 1.95 ERA. He was
677:
Miller was 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
492:. He missed most of the 2003 season with a shoulder injury and returned in 2004, when he appeared in 19 games for the Blue Jays (15 starts) and went 3–4 with a 6.06 ERA. He then spent most of 2005 with the AAA
824:
43:
570:. After an injury to Joe Martinez, he was added to the Giants roster and appeared in 44 games out of the bullpen (long relief), 3-3, with a 3.18 ERA, for the Giants in 2009.
952:
821:
992:
897:
902:
962:
470:
innings of relief, hitting the first two batters he faced, and allowing a total of four hits and one run. He made his first ML start on April 27 against the
727:
912:
772:
977:
1022:
488:
innings while giving up four runs. He appeared in 25 games with the Blue Jays in 2002, starting 18 of them and finishing 9–5 with a 5.54
1042:
987:
256:
967:
1007:
699:
669:
home on June 26, 2013. A cause of death was not announced. Miller had two sons, and had been married to
Jessica for 15 years.
1017:
892:
631:
Miller signed a minor league contract with the Texas
Rangers April 29. He was later released by the Rangers on June 6, 2011.
957:
942:
917:
1027:
1002:
972:
947:
937:
907:
20:
639:
On July 4, 2011, Miller signed a minor league contract with the Los
Angeles Dodgers. He pitched in three games for the
1037:
922:
746:
997:
555:
290:
280:
270:
266:
246:
242:
238:
1032:
1012:
932:
547:. Although Miller had been a starter in previous seasons, the Marlins used him to fill a relief role, with former
352:
799:
164:
927:
471:
982:
332:
566:
On
November 1, 2008, the San Francisco Giants signed him to a minor league contract with an invitation to
867:
360:
578:
Miller was signed to a minor league contract which included an invitation to spring training by the
620:
859:
359:, where he was first team All-State and Conference player of the year as a Senior. He attended
525:
425:
312:
887:
882:
666:
640:
587:
540:
429:
356:
324:
276:
91:
74:
8:
579:
513:
336:
328:
286:
252:
616:
554:
taking
Nolasco's spot in the starting rotation. The Marlins released him on October 3,
489:
393:
174:
863:
339:. Miller was the inspiration for the "Justin Miller rule" requiring pitchers with arm
777:
704:
548:
441:
409:
316:
234:
624:
600:
583:
389:
385:
377:
855:
452:. He made his Major League debut on April 12, 2002, for the Blue Jays against the
828:
567:
533:
493:
397:
320:
262:
551:
505:
453:
381:
876:
679:
544:
509:
421:
413:
611:
529:
445:
449:
417:
700:"Dodgers come to terms with RHP Justin Miller on a minor-league deal"
599:
On
November 17, 2010, Miller signed a minor league contract with the
184:
851:
543:
and was recalled by the
Marlins on May 19, 2007, after an injury to
305:
833:
308:
54:
508:
in 2006 and appeared in five games for their AAA affiliate, the
42:
340:
304:(August 27, 1977 – June 26, 2013) was an American professional
384:
and made his professional debut with the short-season Class A
773:"Baseball's 'Tattoo Man' Justin Miller found dead in Florida"
499:
154:
July 18, 2010, for the Los
Angeles Dodgers
125:
April 12, 2002, for the Toronto Blue Jays
657:
innings for a 10.80 ERA. He was released on July 25.
355:with Torrance and played high school baseball with
747:"Minor Moves: Simons, Miller, Corcoran, Hernandez"
953:American expatriate baseball players in Venezuela
532:, Miller signed a minor-league contract with the
874:
504:He signed as a minor league free agent with the
496:, appearing in only one game for the Blue Jays.
363:and was a Junior College All-American in 1997.
993:Baseball players from Pinellas County, Florida
898:American expatriate baseball players in Canada
850:Career statistics and player information from
424:. He spent most of 2000 and 2001 with the AAA
903:American expatriate baseball players in Japan
603:. He was released by Seattle April 25, 2011.
963:Los Angeles Harbor Seahawks baseball players
146:2006, for the Chiba Lotte Marines
133:2006, for the Chiba Lotte Marines
913:Baseball players from Torrance, California
764:
512:. He was then released and played for the
41:
822:"Notes: Nolasco to rest on disabled list"
744:
643:, walking four and allowing two runs in
610:
500:Tampa Bay Devil Rays/Chiba Lotte Marines
408:Miller was traded by the Rockies to the
561:
47:Miller with the Florida Marlins in 2007
875:
800:"Ex-Blue Jay Justin Miller found dead"
573:
392:championship. He then moved up to the
366:
978:Nippon Professional Baseball pitchers
770:
1023:Sportspeople from the Tampa Bay area
634:
516:in Japan, pitching in twelve games.
435:
403:
16:American baseball player (1977-2013)
594:
371:
21:Justin Miller (baseball, born 1987)
13:
837:, 2007-05-19. Accessed 2007-09-20.
591:granted free agency on October 6.
586:. He was assigned to the Triple-A
524:After a three-game stint with the
519:
14:
1054:
1043:Los Angeles Harbor College alumni
844:
346:
988:People from Palm Harbor, Florida
606:
444:on December 7, 2001 (along with
745:Polishuk, Mark (July 4, 2011).
353:1992 Little League World Series
968:Major League Baseball pitchers
814:
792:
771:Baker, Geoff (June 29, 2013).
738:
720:
692:
1:
1008:Sacramento River Cats players
802:. Sportsnet.ca. June 28, 2013
685:
665:Miller was found dead in his
619:, Triple-A affiliates of the
412:on Dec. 13, 1999 (along with
343:to wear long-sleeved shirts.
1018:San Francisco Giants players
893:Albuquerque Isotopes players
400:(Class A Advanced) in 1999.
333:Nippon Professional Baseball
7:
958:Los Angeles Dodgers players
943:Jupiter Hammerheads players
918:Chiba Lotte Marines players
868:Baseball Reference (Minors)
10:
1059:
1028:Syracuse SkyChiefs players
1003:Round Rock Express players
973:Midland RockHounds players
948:Leones del Caracas players
938:Gulf Coast Marlins players
908:Asheville Tourists players
672:
396:(Class A) in 1998 and the
376:Miller was drafted by the
361:Los Angeles Harbor College
18:
1038:Toronto Blue Jays players
923:Dunedin Blue Jays players
539:He started the season at
440:Miller was traded to the
231:
226:
222:
214:
206:
198:
193:
183:
173:
163:
158:
150:
142:
137:
129:
121:
116:
98:
81:
61:
52:
40:
33:
998:Portland Rockies players
660:
615:Miller pitching for the
380:in the 5th round of the
19:Not to be confused with
1033:Tacoma Rainiers players
1013:Salem Avalanche players
933:Florida Marlins players
388:, helping them win the
628:
732:The Los Angeles Times
614:
526:Philadelphia Phillies
426:Sacramento River Cats
351:Miller played in the
313:Major League Baseball
928:Durham Bulls players
641:Albuquerque Isotopes
588:Albuquerque Isotopes
562:San Francisco Giants
541:Triple-A Albuquerque
506:Tampa Bay Devil Rays
454:Tampa Bay Devil Rays
430:Pacific Coast League
357:Torrance High School
331:. He also played in
325:San Francisco Giants
277:San Francisco Giants
92:Palm Harbor, Florida
75:Torrance, California
983:Ottawa Lynx players
580:Los Angeles Dodgers
574:Los Angeles Dodgers
528:AAA affiliate, the
514:Chiba Lotte Marines
367:Professional career
337:Chiba Lotte Marines
329:Los Angeles Dodgers
287:Los Angeles Dodgers
253:Chiba Lotte Marines
860:Baseball Reference
827:2011-05-27 at the
751:MLBTradeRumors.com
708:. December 4, 2009
629:
617:Round Rock Express
494:Syracuse SkyChiefs
474:, but lasted only
394:Asheville Tourists
302:Justin Mark Miller
207:Earned run average
175:Earned run average
117:Professional debut
778:The Seattle Times
705:Los Angeles Times
635:Return to Dodgers
442:Toronto Blue Jays
436:Toronto Blue Jays
410:Oakland Athletics
404:Oakland Athletics
317:Toronto Blue Jays
299:
298:
235:Toronto Blue Jays
1050:
838:
818:
812:
811:
809:
807:
796:
790:
789:
787:
785:
768:
762:
761:
759:
757:
742:
736:
735:
734:. July 23, 2010.
724:
718:
717:
715:
713:
696:
656:
655:
651:
648:
601:Seattle Mariners
595:Seattle Mariners
487:
486:
482:
479:
469:
468:
464:
461:
390:Northwest League
386:Portland Rockies
378:Colorado Rockies
372:Colorado Rockies
138:Last appearance
88:
71:
69:
45:
36:
31:
30:
1058:
1057:
1053:
1052:
1051:
1049:
1048:
1047:
873:
872:
847:
842:
841:
829:Wayback Machine
819:
815:
805:
803:
798:
797:
793:
783:
781:
769:
765:
755:
753:
743:
739:
726:
725:
721:
711:
709:
698:
697:
693:
688:
675:
663:
653:
649:
646:
644:
637:
609:
597:
582:on December 4,
576:
568:spring training
564:
534:Florida Marlins
522:
520:Florida Marlins
502:
484:
480:
477:
475:
466:
462:
459:
457:
438:
406:
398:Salem Avalanche
374:
369:
349:
321:Florida Marlins
311:. He played in
263:Florida Marlins
199:Win–loss record
165:Win–loss record
112:
111:
105:
90:
86:
73:
72:August 27, 1977
67:
65:
48:
34:
29:
28:Baseball player
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1056:
1046:
1045:
1040:
1035:
1030:
1025:
1020:
1015:
1010:
1005:
1000:
995:
990:
985:
980:
975:
970:
965:
960:
955:
950:
945:
940:
935:
930:
925:
920:
915:
910:
905:
900:
895:
890:
885:
871:
870:
846:
845:External links
843:
840:
839:
820:Klemish, Dawn.
813:
791:
763:
737:
728:"Dodgers Blog"
719:
690:
689:
687:
684:
680:sleeve tattoos
674:
671:
662:
659:
636:
633:
608:
605:
596:
593:
575:
572:
563:
560:
552:Byung-hyun Kim
521:
518:
501:
498:
472:Anaheim Angels
437:
434:
405:
402:
382:1997 MLB Draft
373:
370:
368:
365:
348:
347:Amateur career
345:
335:(NPB) for the
315:(MLB) for the
297:
296:
295:
294:
284:
274:
260:
250:
229:
228:
224:
223:
220:
219:
216:
212:
211:
208:
204:
203:
200:
196:
195:
194:NPB statistics
191:
190:
187:
181:
180:
177:
171:
170:
167:
161:
160:
159:MLB statistics
156:
155:
148:
147:
140:
139:
135:
134:
127:
126:
119:
118:
114:
113:
106:
100:
99:
96:
95:
89:(aged 35)
79:
78:
59:
58:
50:
49:
46:
38:
37:
27:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1055:
1044:
1041:
1039:
1036:
1034:
1031:
1029:
1026:
1024:
1021:
1019:
1016:
1014:
1011:
1009:
1006:
1004:
1001:
999:
996:
994:
991:
989:
986:
984:
981:
979:
976:
974:
971:
969:
966:
964:
961:
959:
956:
954:
951:
949:
946:
944:
941:
939:
936:
934:
931:
929:
926:
924:
921:
919:
916:
914:
911:
909:
906:
904:
901:
899:
896:
894:
891:
889:
886:
884:
881:
880:
878:
869:
865:
861:
857:
853:
849:
848:
836:
835:
830:
826:
823:
817:
801:
795:
780:
779:
774:
767:
752:
748:
741:
733:
729:
723:
707:
706:
701:
695:
691:
683:
681:
670:
668:
658:
642:
632:
626:
622:
621:Texas Rangers
618:
613:
607:Texas Rangers
604:
602:
592:
589:
585:
581:
571:
569:
559:
557:
553:
550:
546:
545:Ricky Nolasco
542:
537:
535:
531:
527:
517:
515:
511:
507:
497:
495:
491:
473:
456:. He pitched
455:
451:
447:
443:
433:
431:
427:
423:
419:
415:
411:
401:
399:
395:
391:
387:
383:
379:
364:
362:
358:
354:
344:
342:
338:
334:
330:
326:
322:
318:
314:
310:
307:
303:
292:
288:
285:
282:
278:
275:
272:
268:
264:
261:
258:
254:
251:
248:
244:
240:
236:
233:
232:
230:
225:
221:
217:
213:
209:
205:
201:
197:
192:
188:
186:
182:
178:
176:
172:
168:
166:
162:
157:
153:
149:
145:
141:
136:
132:
128:
124:
120:
115:
109:
103:
97:
93:
85:June 26, 2013
84:
80:
76:
64:
60:
57:
56:
51:
44:
39:
35:Justin Miller
32:
26:
22:
832:
816:
804:. Retrieved
794:
782:. Retrieved
776:
766:
754:. Retrieved
750:
740:
731:
722:
710:. Retrieved
703:
694:
676:
664:
638:
630:
598:
577:
565:
538:
523:
510:Durham Bulls
503:
439:
422:Jeff Cirillo
414:Henry Blanco
407:
375:
350:
301:
300:
151:
143:
130:
122:
107:
101:
87:(2013-06-26)
82:
62:
53:
25:
888:2013 deaths
883:1977 births
712:December 4,
667:Palm Harbor
530:Ottawa Lynx
446:Eric Hinske
877:Categories
866:, or
862:, or
858:, or
854:, or
686:References
450:Billy Koch
418:Scott Karl
215:Strikeouts
185:Strikeouts
68:1977-08-27
864:Fangraphs
825:Archived
806:June 28,
784:June 26,
306:baseball
834:mlb.com
756:July 5,
673:Tattoos
652:⁄
483:⁄
465:⁄
428:of the
341:tattoos
309:pitcher
102:Batted:
55:Pitcher
549:closer
448:) for
416:) for
327:, and
108:Threw:
94:, U.S.
77:, U.S.
661:Death
623:, in
227:Teams
210:10.80
169:24–14
110:Right
104:Right
83:Died:
63:Born:
856:ESPN
808:2013
786:2018
758:2011
714:2009
625:2011
584:2009
556:2008
420:and
291:2010
281:2009
271:2008
267:2007
257:2006
247:2005
243:2004
239:2002
179:4.82
152:MLB:
144:NPB:
131:NPB:
123:MLB:
852:MLB
490:ERA
202:0–1
189:300
879::
775:.
749:.
730:.
702:.
682:.
558:.
536:.
432:.
323:,
319:,
241:,
218:11
810:.
788:.
760:.
716:.
654:3
650:2
647:+
645:1
627:.
485:3
481:2
478:+
476:3
467:3
463:2
460:+
458:2
293:)
289:(
283:)
279:(
273:)
269:–
265:(
259:)
255:(
249:)
245:–
237:(
70:)
66:(
23:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.