Paul Frank Mildren (born 3 May 1984 in
Adelaide
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,
South Australia
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) is an Australian former professional baseball
pitcher
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. He was 6' 1" tall and weighed 195 lbs.
Career highlights
Signed by the
Florida Marlins
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The franc ...
as a non-drafted free agent on 19 February 2001. He split 2002 between the Rookie-level
Gulf Coast League
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Marlins
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and the
New York–Penn League
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Low-A
Jamestown Jammers
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. From 2003 through 2004 he was with the
South Atlantic League
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Single-A
Greensboro Bats
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.
In 2005, he had a stellar year, pitching in the 2005
Baseball World Cup
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in the Netherlands for the
Australia national baseball team
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, and was awarded the
Florida State League
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Mid-Season All-Star on 18 June 2005, while pitching for the High-A
Jupiter Hammerheads
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. In 2006, Mildren continued his move up the Florida Marlins affiliate system to the Double-A
Carolina Mudcats
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, while also pitching for Australia again in the
2006 World Baseball Classic
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.
[Florida Marlins]
(retrieved 2 May 2006) With the Mudcats, he went 10–10 with a 4.14
ERA
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Compa ...
in 28
starts, led all Florida minor leagues in innings pitched, finished second in
strikeout
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s (150), and third in
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,
[ which led to his winning the "Willie Duke Award" as team MVP for the season.
This led to Mildren being assigned to the Florida Marlins 40-man roster in 2007, and being promoted again to the ]Pacific Coast League
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Triple-A Albuquerque Isotopes
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at the beginning of the year. He split the season between the Isotopes and the Omaha Royals
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when he was claimed by the Kansas City Royals
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for their 40-man roster, off waivers from the Marlins on 17 August 2007.[Minor League baseball]
(retrieved 2 May 2006)
Mildren split his season three ways in 2008 pitching relief; first for the Omaha Royals, then the inaugural season of the Texas League
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Double-A Northwest Arkansas Naturals
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, and the High-A Wilmington Blue Rocks
The Wilmington Blue Rocks are a Minor League Baseball team of the South Atlantic League and the High-A affiliate of the Washington Nationals. They are located in Wilmington, Delaware, and play their home games at Daniel S. Frawley Stadium.
...
, ending the 2008 season with a combined ERA of 6.62 over 32 games.[
He became a free agent at the end of the 2008 season and signed a minor league contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates in January 2009. 2009 Also noted his second appearance in the ]World Baseball Classic
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. Paul completed his 2009 minor league season as a pitcher to the Lynchburg Hillcats
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in the Class A Advanced Carolina League, and went to Prague as part of the Australian team for the 2009 Baseball World Cup
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.
Teaching
In 2014 Mildren taught at Magill Primary School.
Since 2015 Mildren has been teaching Physical Education at Glenunga International High School
Glenunga International High School (GIHS), formerly Glenunga High School (GHS), is a publicly-funded international school in Adelaide, South Australia. It is located approximately south-east of the Adelaide city centre in the suburb of Glenun ...
.
He has been newly appointed as part of the School Leadership Team at Glenunga International High School.
References
External links
Official Minor League Baseball stats of Paul Mildren
ESPN
Sportsline
(retrieved 4 July 2011)
The Baseball Cube
(retrieved 4 July 2011)
RotoWorld
(retrieved 4 July 2011)
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1984 births
Living people
Adelaide Bite players
Albuquerque Isotopes players
Australian expatriate baseball players in the United States
Baseball pitchers
Carolina Mudcats players
Greensboro Bats players
Gulf Coast Marlins players
Jamestown Jammers players
Jupiter Hammerheads players
Omaha Royals players
Sportspeople from Adelaide
Wilmington Blue Rocks players
2006 World Baseball Classic players
2009 World Baseball Classic players
Lynchburg Hillcats players
Northwest Arkansas Naturals players
Sportsmen from South Australia