Tyson Marcus Miller (born July 29, 1995) is an American professional

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for the

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(MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Chicago Cubs, Texas Rangers, Milwaukee Brewers, and

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Career

Amateur career

Miller attended

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in Indio, California. In 2013, as a senior, he has a 6–0 win-loss record with a 0.19

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(ERA) as a

for the school's baseball team. He was not drafted in the

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, and enrolled at

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, where he played

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. In 2014, his freshman year, he appeared in 13 games (ten starts), going 7–1 with a 2.63 ERA, and in 2015, as a sophomore, he went 7–3 with a 3.32 ERA in 14 games (13 starts), earning a spot on the

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Second Team. After the 2015 season, he played collegiate summer baseball with the

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of the Cape Cod Baseball League. As a junior in 2017, Miller pitched to a 9–3 record with a 2.27 ERA in 16 games (15 starts). He was named to the PacWest First Team.

Chicago Cubs

After the season, he was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the fourth round of the 2016 MLB draft. Miller signed with Chicago and spent his first professional season with the

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and

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, going 2–1 with a 3.14 ERA in innings. In 2017, Miller spent the season with the

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, pitching to a 6–7 record and a 4.48 ERA in 28 games (twenty starts), and 2018 with the

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, going 9–9 with a 3.54 ERA in 23 starts. In 2019, Miller started the season with the

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and was promoted to the Iowa Cubs in July. Over 26 starts between both teams, Miller went 7–8 with a 4.35 ERA, striking out 123 over innings. Following the season, he was added to Chicago's

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. On August 17, 2020, Miller was promoted to the major leagues, and made his MLB debut that day against the

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, pitching two innings and giving up two runs. He finished his rookie season with a 5.40 ERA in 2 games. Miller was assigned to the Triple-A Iowa Cubs to begin the 2021 season. He struggled to a 5.06 ERA before being designated for assignment on May 30, 2021.

Texas Rangers

On June 4, 2021, Miller was claimed off waivers by the Texas Rangers. He was assigned to the Triple-A

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, and made one appearance for the team, allowing 2 runs in 3.0 innings of work. On June 18, Miller was designated for assignment without appearing in a game for Texas. He was outrighted on June 20. On June 10, 2022, Texas selected Miller's contract as a

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replacement player. In his only appearance, against the Houston Astros, Miller took the loss after allowing six runs on four hits and two walks in two-thirds of an inning. On June 15, he was removed from the 40-man roster and returned to Triple-A Round Rock. He had his contract selected on September 11. On September 27, Miller relieved Jesús Tinoco in a game against the

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, and tossed scoreless innings to earn his first career win.

Milwaukee Brewers

On November 11, 2022, Miller was claimed off waivers by the Milwaukee Brewers. Miller was optioned to the Triple-A Nashville Sounds to begin the 2023 season. In 7 games for Milwaukee, he logged a 5.79 ERA with 7 strikeouts in innings of work. On July 8, 2023, Miller was

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by the Brewers.

Los Angeles Dodgers

On July 12, 2023, Miller was traded to the

in exchange for cash considerations. He pitched in one game for the Dodgers and two games for the Triple–A

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before he was designated for assignment on August 2.

New York Mets

On August 4, 2023, Miller was claimed off waivers by the

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