Miles Tice Mikolas was born on August 23,1988, and nicknamed "Lizard King", is an American professional baseball pitcher for the St Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball.
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18 Facts About Miles Mikolas
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Miles Mikolas previously played in MLB for the San Diego Padres and Texas Rangers, as well as the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball.
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Miles Mikolas was an All-Star in 2018, led the National League in wins that season, and finished sixth in NL Cy Young Award voting that year.
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Miles Mikolas then attended Nova Southeastern University and played college baseball for the Nova Southeastern Sharks.
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Miles Mikolas received a non-roster invitation to spring training in 2012.
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Miles Mikolas was assigned to the minor league camp later in the spring, and started the year with San Antonio.
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Miles Mikolas was called up to the majors for the first time directly from Double-A San Antonio on May 5,2012.
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Miles Mikolas made his debut at Petco Park against the Miami Marlins, for whom he grew up rooting.
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Miles Mikolas was designated for assignment by the Padres on November 20,2013.
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Miles Mikolas was called up to the Rangers' 25-man roster on July 1,2014.
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On November 25,2014, Miles Mikolas signed a one-year, US$700,000 deal with the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball for the 2015 season.
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Miles Mikolas threw his first major league complete game, a shutout, on May 21,2018, at Busch Stadium against the Kansas City Royals.
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Miles Mikolas came in sixth in the voting for the 2018 NL Cy Young Award.
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Miles Mikolas was named St Louis' Game 1 starter for the 2019 National League Division Series.
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Miles Mikolas missed the entire 2020 season due to undergoing surgery to repair a flexor tendon in his right arm.
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Miles Mikolas was named to the 2022 Major League Baseball All-Star Game after replacing Corbin Burnes.
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Miles Mikolas got the nickname "Lizard King" when, on a bet, he ate a lizard in the bullpen during a 2011 Arizona Fall League game.
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