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American baseball player (born 1998) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Andrew Theodore Millas (born January 15, 1998) is an American professional baseball catcher for the Washington Nationals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2023.
| Drew Millas | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Millas with the Lansing Lugnuts in 2021 | |
| Washington Nationals – No. 81 | |
| Catcher | |
| Born: January 15, 1998 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. | |
Bats: Switch Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| August 28, 2023, for the Washington Nationals | |
| MLB statistics (through September 21, 2024) | |
| Batting average | .256 |
| Home runs | 2 |
| Runs batted in | 7 |
| Teams | |
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Millas attended Belleville East High School in Belleville, Illinois.[1] He attended Missouri State University and played college baseball for three years with the Missouri State Bears as a catcher. In 2018, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Wareham Gatemen of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[2]
The Oakland Athletics selected Millas in the seventh round, with the 224th overall selection, of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft. He was regarded as one of the top catching prospects in the draft and perhaps the best prospect in the Missouri Valley Conference.[3] Millas signed with Oakland, but he did not make his professional debut until 2021, as he was held out of minor league games in 2019 and the 2020 minor league season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4][5] In 59 games for the High–A Lansing Lugnuts, Millas hit .255/.372/.359 with 3 home runs, 28 RBI, and 10 stolen bases.[6]
On July 30, 2021, the Athletics traded Millas to the Washington Nationals with Richard Guasch and Seth Shuman for veteran catcher Yan Gomes and utilityman Josh Harrison.[7] Millas was assigned to the High-A Wilmington Blue Rocks after the trade, where he hit .284 in 27 games.[8] He was one of eight Nationals prospects to play for the Surprise Saguaros of the Arizona Fall League in 2021.[9] In 2022, Millas split the year between the Single–A Fredericksburg Nationals, Wilmington, and the Double–A Harrisburg Senators. In 88 total games, he batted a cumulative .225/.340/.350 with 6 home runs, 36 RBI, and 8 stolen bases.[10]
Millas began the 2023 season with Harrisburg before being promoted to Triple–A Rochester Red Wings in late May. In 58 games for Rochester, he hit .270/.362/.403 with 3 home runs and 24 RBI. On August 28, 2023, Millas was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time.[11] In 11 games during his rookie campaign, he batted .286/.375/.464 with one home run and six RBI.
Millas was optioned to the Triple–A Rochester to begin the 2024 season.[12] He was then called up on April 10.
Millas got engaged on July 12, 2023 to Ashley.[13] The couple is expected to get married on December 14, 2024 in St Louis, Missouri.[14]
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