Justin Miller (baseball, born 1977)

Justin Miller
Miller with the Florida Marlins in 2007
Pitcher
Born: (1977-08-27)August 27, 1977 Torrance, California
Died: June 26, 2013(2013-06-26) (aged 35) Palm Harbor, Florida
Batted: Right Threw: Right
Professional debut
MLB: April 12, 2002, for the Toronto Blue Jays
NPB: 2006, for the Chiba Lotte Marines
Last appearance
NPB: 2006, for the Chiba Lotte Marines
MLB: July 18, 2010, for the Los Angeles Dodgers
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	24–14
Earned run average	4.82
Strikeouts	300
NPB statistics
Win–loss record	0–1
Earned run average	10.80
Strikeouts	11
Teams
Toronto Blue Jays (2002, 2004–2005) Chiba Lotte Marines (2006) Florida Marlins (2007–2008) San Francisco Giants (2009) Los Angeles Dodgers (2010)

Justin Mark Miller (August 27, 1977 – June 26, 2013) was an American professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays, Florida Marlins, San Francisco Giants, and Los Angeles Dodgers. He also played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Chiba Lotte Marines. Miller was the inspiration for the "Justin Miller rule" requiring pitchers with arm tattoos to wear long-sleeved shirts.

Miller played in the 1992 Little League World Series with Torrance and played high school baseball with Torrance High School, where he was first team All-State and Conference player of the year as a Senior. He attended Los Angeles Harbor College and was a Junior College All-American in 1997.

Miller was drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 5th round of the 1997 MLB Draft and made his professional debut with the short-season Class A Portland Rockies, helping them win the Northwest League championship. He then moved up to the Asheville Tourists (Class A) in 1998 and the Salem Avalanche (Class A Advanced) in 1999.

Miller was traded by the Rockies to the Oakland Athletics on Dec. 13, 1999 (along with Henry Blanco) for Scott Karl and Jeff Cirillo. He spent most of 2000 and 2001 with the AAA Sacramento River Cats of the Pacific Coast League.