Brownwood High School graduate Shelby Miller picked up his first win of the 2024 Major League Baseball season – and 42nd of his 12-year career – on Saturday in the Detroit Tigers’ 7-6 triumph over the Chicago White Sox.
Miller, making his second relief appearance in the opening week of the season, tossed the final two innings and did not allow a base runner with one strikeout. In two appearances thus far, Miller is 1-0 with a 0.00 ERA over three innings with a pair of strikeouts and no walks.
For his career, Miller, 33, now owns a 42-58 record with one save and a 4.07 ERA in 205 games, including 133 starts, and 823 innings pitched. Miller has struck out 688 batters and walked 331.
Miller signed with the Tigers (3-0), who are currently atop the American League Central, in the offseason – the ninth team of his career along with the St. Louis Cardinals, Atlanta Braves, Arizona Diamondbacks, Texas Rangers, Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants, and Los Angeles Dodgers.
Miller made his MLB debut on September 5, 2012 with St. Louis.
On May 11, 2013, Miller tossed a one-hitter with the Cardinals, retiring the final 27 Colorado Rockies batters in a row after yielding a lead-off single. Miller notched 13 strikeouts in the contest.
Miller appeared in the 2015 All-Star Game as a member of the Braves, as he posted a 3.02 ERA in 33 starts with a 6-17 record. Miller was one out away from recording a no-hitter against the Florida Marlins on May 17, 2015.