Rich Miller

Richard Edwin Miller

• Bats Left, Throws Right
• Height 5' 9", Weight 175 lb.
• School West Chester State College

• Born September 4, 1951

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Biographical Information

Outfielder Rich Miller was drafted in the 6th round of the 1973 amateur draft and played 8 years in the New York Mets' organization hitting a cumulative .258 in 679 games. He made the New York-Penn League All-Star team in 1973. He was a player/coach for the Jackson Mets in 1979-1980.

He managed the Shelby Mets in 1982, the Columbia Mets in 1984 and part of 1985, and the Little Falls Mets in 1981 and 1986-1987. He was a scout for the Mets in 1983, and coached for the Tidewater Tides in 1988-1990. He joined the Minnesota Twins organization in 2004, where he coached the Rochester Red Wings in 2004, 2006 and 2007. In 2005, he was interim manager for the Red Wings. Miller was the Outfield and Baserunning Roving Instructor for the Twins in 2008 then was Hitting Coach for the Twins' Class A ball team, the Beloit Snappers, for the first half of 2009, and was back to coaching in Rochester for the second half.

In 2010 he joined the Toronto Blue Jays in the position as Outfield, Baserunning Roving Instructor. In 2014, he was listed as a senior baseball advisor for the Blue Jays. He then managed the Vancouver Canadians in 2017.

Year-By-Year Minor League Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs	Notes
1981	Little Falls Mets	New York-Penn League	31-39	7th	New York Mets
1982	Shelby Mets	South Atlantic League	77-63	2nd	New York Mets
1984	Columbia Mets	South Atlantic League	82-57	1st	New York Mets
1985	Columbia Mets	South Atlantic League	56-44	2nd	New York Mets	Lost in 1st round	replaced Bud Harrelson (23-13) on May 17
1986	Little Falls Mets	New York-Penn League	36-40	7th	New York Mets
1987	Little Falls Mets	New York-Penn League	38-36	8th	New York Mets
2005	Rochester Red Wings	International League	69-62	6th (t)	Minnesota Twins		replaced Phil Roof (6-7) on April 21
2017	Vancouver Canadians	Northwest League	43-33	1st	Toronto Blue Jays	League Champs