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Zachary Charles Miner (born
March
12, 1982,
in
St. Louis, Missouri) is an
American League
pitcher
in
Major League Baseball who currently plays with the
Detroit Tigers. He bats and throws right-handed. In
2005, Miner was traded to the Tigers along with relief pitcher
Roman Colon from the
Atlanta Braves for setup man/closer
Kyle Farnsworth. Standing at 6 foot 3 inches and 200 pounds, Zach
Miner had no previous college experience before playing minor and
major league baseball. He did however play high school baseball for
Palm Beach Gardens Community High School. Zach Miner was a fourth
round pick, and in the year of 2000, he received the second team
All-American pitcher award. His stats are: 7-wins and 6-loses. He has
0 saves, and an era of 4.84. Zach has a total of 59 strike outs and 32
base on balls.
Miner didn't make the 25-man roster at the end of the 2006 Spring
Training season, but he was called up to the Tigers in May 2006 to
replace the injured
Mike Maroth. He was a reliable 5th starter but then got moved to
the bullpen during the end of the season.
Zach was on the Tigers playoff roster as a reliever. He pitched
once in the 2006 World Series against the
St. Louis Cardinals.