Orlando Miller Explained

Orlando Miller
Position:Shortstop
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Birth Date:13 January 1969
Birth Place:Changuinola, Panamá
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:July 8
Debutyear:1994
Debutteam:Houston Astros
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:September 15
Finalyear:1997
Finalteam:Detroit Tigers
Debut2league:CPBL
Debut2date:May 20
Debut2year:2001
Debut2team:Chinatrust Whales
Final2league:CPBL
Final2date:September 20
Final2year:2001
Final2team:Chinatrust Whales
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Batting average
Stat1value:.259
Stat2label:Home runs
Stat2value:24
Stat3label:Runs batted in
Stat3value:113
Stat2league:CPBL
Stat21label:Batting average
Stat21value:.308
Stat22label:Home runs
Stat22value:9
Stat23label:Runs batted in
Stat23value:32
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Orlando Miller Salmon (born January 13, 1969), is a former professional baseball player who played in Major League Baseball primarily as a shortstop from 1994–97.

Career

Orlando Miller got his pro career started in the minor leagues in 1988 after signing with the New York Yankees. After a trade to the Houston organization, Miller saw playing time with both the Jackson Generals of the class double "A" Texas League and with the Osceola Astros of the class "A" Florida State League in 1991. Miller returned to Jackson in 1992, moving up to triple "A" with the Tucson Toros of the Pacific Coast League later in the season. Miller played for the Toros once again in 1993 before his big break into the major leagues with the Houston Astros in 1994. He played for the Astros for two more seasons, then finished his MLB career with the Detroit Tigers in 1997.

Miller continued to play in the minor leagues for eleven more seasons, including stints with the Mexican League's Guerreros de Oaxaca in 2000 and Olmecas de Tabasco in 2002. He played for the independent American Association's Sioux Falls Canaries in 2007, and finished his minor league career with the Edmonton Cracker-Cats in 2008.

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