Hoby Trey Milner (born January 13, 1991) is an American

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for the

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(MLB). He previously played for the

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Tampa Bay Rays The Tampa Bay Rays are an American professional baseball team based in St. Petersburg, Florida. The Rays compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) American League East, East division. Since its inception ...

, and

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Career

Milner attended R. L. Paschal High School in

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and was drafted by the

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in the 44th round of the 2009 Major League Baseball draft. He did not sign and attended the

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, where he played

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Philadelphia Phillies

After his junior year he was drafted by the

in the seventh round of the

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. He made his professional debut in 2012 with the Low-A

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, and also played for the Single-A

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, accumulating a 7-3 record and 2.50 ERA between the two teams. He spent the 2013 season with the High-A

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, recording a 12-7 record and 3.83 ERA in 26 games. He spent the 2014 season in Double-A with the

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, pitching to a 10-6 record and 4.21 ERA with 86 strikeouts. He split 2015 between Reading and Clearwater, accumulating a 2-1 record and 3.52 ERA in 30 appearances. In 2016, Milner pitched for the Triple-A

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and Reading, recording a 5-4 record and 2.49 ERA in 49 games. Milner was selected by the

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in the 2016 Rule 5 draft. The Indians returned Milner to the Phillies on March 24, 2017. Milner started 2017 with the

, and was called up to the

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on June 20. He made his MLB debut on June 24, pitching 1.0 inning and allowing 1 run against the

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. Milner recorded a stellar 2.01 ERA in 37 appearances in 2017. After struggling to a 7.71 ERA in 10 games in 2018, Milner was designated for assignment on July 8.

Tampa Bay Rays

On July 14, 2018, the

traded Milner to the

for cash considerations. Milner pitched to a 6.75 ERA in 4 games for the Rays in 2018. He was designated for assignment on November 20. He opened he 2019 season with the

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. On August 20, the Rays selected Milner's contract. Later that day Milner made his season debut going 2 innings allowing 1 run and striking out 1. The next day he was optioned to Triple A Durham to make room for

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who was selected from Triple A Durham. On October 31, 2019, Milner was outrighted off of the 40-man roster and elected free agency.

Los Angeles Angels

On December 9, 2019, Milner signed a minor league deal with the

that included an invitation to

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. His first pitch as an Angel allowed a walkoff grand slam to

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of the Oakland Athletics on Opening Day 2020. Milner recorded an 8.10 ERA in 19 games in 2020. On December 2, Milner was nontendered by the Angels.

Milwaukee Brewers

On December 17, 2020, Milner signed a minor league contract with the

. On May 15, 2021, Milner was selected to the active roster. Milner made 19 total appearances for Milwaukee in 2021, logging a 5.40 ERA with 30 strikeouts in 21.2 innings pitched. On April 13, 2022, Milner collected his first career win in a victory over the

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. Milner pitched in a career-high 67 contests for the Brewers in 2022, logging a 3-3 record and 3.76 ERA with 64 strikeouts in 64.2 innings of work. On January 12, 2023, Milner agreed to a one-year, $1.025 million contract with the Brewers, avoiding salary arbitration.

Personal life

Milner is the son of Yvonne Milner and former Blue Jays

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Brian Milner Brian Tate Milner (born November 17, 1959) is a former professional baseball player. He played two games in Major League Baseball for the Toronto Blue Jays in 1978 as a catcher. Career Milner was drafted in the 7th round of the 1978 amateur draf ...

. He has been married to wife Kathryn Milner since 2018.

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