The count was 2-0. Miller, a 29-year-old journeyed second baseman had just 18 total at-bats in 2019’s spring training and for him, it was all he needed to prove he deserved a shot.
2-0, a pitch, a home run.
Like many of the league’s veterans, Miller hit free agency this past winter and was subjected to nothing but minor league offers. In what has been baseball’s financial crisis, Miller chose to sign with the Dodgers simply for an opportunity to make run at a big league roster that has done nothing but own the National League in each of the last two seasons and the NL West in all of the last six campaigns.