Kevin Millar

Kevin Charles Millar (born September 24, 1971 in Los Angeles, California) is a Major League Baseball outfielder/first baseman who plays for the Boston Red Sox (since 2003). He bats and throws right-handed. Millar played college baseball at Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas, where he now makes his winter home with his wife Jeanna and daughter and son (twins).

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September 24 - 1971 - Los Angeles - California - Major League Baseball - Outfielder - First baseman - Boston Red Sox - 2003 - Right-handed - Lamar University - Beaumont - Texas

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In a seven-year career, Millar is a .292 hitter with 102 home runs and 421 RBI in 798 games.

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.292 - Home run - RBI - Games

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Millar played for the Florida Marlins between 1998-2003, and was later sold to the Japanese Central League Chunichi Dragons. In order for the transaction to be completed, he first had to clear the waivers requested by the Marlins, but the Red Sox broke an unwritten rule and blocked the deal with a waiver claim. In an unprecedented deal brokered by MLB, the Marlins later repaid the money that the Dragons had paid for Millar, and the Sox also paid a similar sum to the Marlins in return for Millar. He became a clubhouse favorite and a sort of cult hero for the Bosox fans after his "Cowboy Up" rally cry.

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Florida Marlins - 1998 - Japanese Central League - Chunichi Dragons - MLB - Bosox

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A long fly-ball hitter, Millar's left field power played well in Fenway Park, even though the Green Monster turned a few potential homers into two-baggers. Reasonably patient, he makes good contact for a power hitter against righthanders just as well as southpaws, and seems to respond to urgent situations. He doesn't run nearly well enough to be a dangerous factor on the bases. As a fielder he has the reputation for good hands, but many people believe that he lacks mobility and that his arm is weak.

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Fenway Park - Green Monster - Homers - Two-baggers

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