Darrell Miller

{{Infobox baseball biography

| name =Darrell Miller

| image = Darrell Miller (cropped).jpg

| caption = Miller at Durham Bulls Athletic Park in 2011

| width = 175

| position = Catcher / Outfielder

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1958|2|26}}

| birth_place = Washington, D.C., U.S.

| death_date =

| bats =Right

| throws = Right

|debutleague = MLB

| debutdate =August 14

| debutyear =1984

| debutteam =California Angels

|finalleague = MLB

| finaldate =October 1

| finalyear =1988

| finalteam =California Angels

|statleague = MLB

| stat1label = Batting average

| stat1value =.241

| stat2label =Home runs

| stat2value =8

| stat3label =Runs batted in

| stat3value =35

| teams =

California Angels ({{mlby|1984}}–{{mlby|1988}})

}}

Darrell Keith Miller Sr. (born February 26, 1958) is an American former professional baseball player. While with the California Angels, he was a catcher and outfielder, playing from 1984 to 1988. He is also a Catholic deacon, the first African American ordained in the Diocese of Orange.{{Cite web|date=November 4, 2021|title=Retired MLB player is ordained a Catholic deacon in California|url=https://aleteia.org/2021/11/04/retired-mlb-player-is-ordained-a-catholic-deacon-in-california/|access-date=November 11, 2021|website=Aleteia — Catholic Spirituality, Lifestyle, World News, and Culture|language=en}}

As of 2021, he serves as the director of Major League Baseball's Urban Youth Academy, located in Compton, California.

Career

Before being drafted to the Major League Baseball (MLB), he played three seasons at California State Polytechnic University in Pomona, California.

He played his entire career for the California Angels, the team that drafted him in the 9th round of the 1979 Major League Baseball Draft. He played in 224 career MLB games, batting .241 with 13 doubles, 8 home runs, and 35 runs batted in, in 394 at-bats.

As a member of the team in 1986, the Angels advanced to the American League Championship Series, losing to the Boston Red Sox.{{cite web| work=ChampionsOfFaith.com| url=http://www.championsoffaith.com/athletes/athlete_new.asp?athleteID=14| title=Champions of Faith Athlete Gallery| access-date=January 13, 2009| archive-date=August 22, 2016| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160822091514/http://www.championsoffaith.com/athletes/athlete_new.asp?athleteID=14| url-status=dead}}

Personal life

Miller is the brother of Basketball Hall of Fame members Cheryl Miller and Reggie Miller. He attended Ramona High School in Riverside, California in the mid 1970s. He is married to Kelly Miller and has three children; Darrell Jr., Nicole and Cameron.

Miller converted to Catholicism after unsuccessfully attempting to convert Kelly to his former Baptist faith.{{cite web|author=Knights of Columbus|date=July 19, 2018|title=The surprising conversion story of a Major League Baseball player|url=https://aleteia.org/2018/07/19/the-surprising-conversion-story-of-a-major-league-baseball-player/|access-date=November 24, 2020|website=Aleteia}} He became a Catholic deacon in October 2021, the first African American ordained to that office in the Diocese of Orange.