Kevin Charles Millar is an American former professional baseball first baseman and outfielder who played in Major League Baseball and is a current analyst for MLB Network.
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22 Facts About Kevin Millar
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Kevin Millar played in MLB for the Florida Marlins, Boston Red Sox, Baltimore Orioles, and Toronto Blue Jays from 1998 through 2009.
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Kevin Millar is currently a host along with Stephen Nelson on the MLB Network show Intentional Talk, and the show's companion audio podcast Intentional Talk: Caught Listening.
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Kevin Millar attended and played baseball for University High School in West Los Angeles, which won the 3-A City title in 1988 under coach Frank Cruz, during his junior year.
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Kevin Millar graduated from Hart High School in Santa Clarita, California.
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For two seasons, Kevin Millar was a key part of Lamar's return to prominence in collegiate baseball.
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Kevin Millar led the Cardinals that season in runs, hits, home runs and runs batted in, and he earned All-Sun Belt Conference honors.
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In 1993, Kevin Millar began his professional career with the Saint Paul Saints of the Northern League.
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From 1997 to 1999, during games encompassing several minor league stints, Kevin Millar set the record for most consecutive games reaching base with 71 straight.
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Kevin Millar's contract was purchased by the Marlins at the start of the 1998 season and he made his major league debut for Florida on April 11,1998, against the Pittsburgh Pirates, finishing the game 1-for-2 with a walk after appearing as a pinch hitter in the sixth inning.
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Kevin Millar would appear in only one more game before spending the rest of the season in the minor leagues with the Triple-A Charlotte Knights, where he batted.
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Kevin Millar played with the Marlins until the end of the 2002 season.
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Kevin Millar had a lead-off walk in the ninth inning of Game 4 of the 2004 ALCS against the Yankees, which, along with Dave Roberts' steal of second base that inning and an RBI single by Bill Mueller, proved to be the turning point in the series.
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On February 11,2009, Kevin Millar signed a minor league deal with the Toronto Blue Jays as a non-roster invitee.
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Kevin Millar successfully made the roster, serving as a backup to first baseman Lyle Overbay.
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On February 1,2010, Kevin Millar agreed to a minor league contract with the Chicago Cubs, with an invitation to spring training.
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On May 20,2010, Kevin Millar joined New England Sports Network as a pregame and postgame analyst.
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Kevin Millar served as a pregame, game break, and postgame analyst for its primetime games in the studio, as well as a fill-in color analyst for select games during the season.
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On May 5,2010, Kevin Millar returned to baseball when he signed a contract with the St Paul Saints of the American Association, the same team with which he started his career.
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On June 24,2017, Kevin Millar was allowed a single at-bat for the Saints in a regular-season game versus the Winnipeg Goldeyes as part of a promotional night celebrating the Saints' 25th anniversary.
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Kevin Millar is the nephew of former major league outfielder Wayne Nordhagen.
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