Jordan Milbrath

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Jordan Milbrath (born August 1, 1991) is an American former professional baseball pitcher.

Career

Milbrath graduated from Springfield High School in Springfield, Minnesota.{{cite web|url=http://www.springfieldap.com/sports/baseball-mental-game-says-jordan-milbrath |title=Baseball is mental game says Jordan Milbrath | Springfield Advance-Press |publisher=Springfieldap.com |date= |accessdate=December 18, 2017}} He attended Augustana University, where he played college baseball for the Augustana Vikings, and he played collegiate summer baseball for the Rochester Honkers of the Northwoods League.{{Cite web|url=http://www.nujournal.com/sports/local-sports/2013/06/10/milbrath-drafted-by-cleveland-indians/|title = Milbrath drafted by Cleveland Indians}}

=Cleveland Indians=

The Cleveland Indians selected Milbrath in the 35th round, with the 1,041st selection, of the 2013 MLB draft.{{cite news|last1=Hoynes|first1=Paul|title=Cleveland Indians lose RHP Jordan Milbrath to Pittsburgh in Rule 5 Draft|url=http://www.cleveland.com/tribe/index.ssf/2017/12/post_555.html|publisher=Cleveland.com|date=December 14, 2017|accessdate=December 17, 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://www.startribune.com/augustana-pitcher-milbrath-signs-with-cleveland/212969681/ |title=Augustana pitcher Milbrath signs with Cleveland |publisher=StarTribune.com |date=June 26, 2013 |accessdate=December 18, 2017}} He signed and made his professional debut that year with the Rookie-league Arizona League Indians where he was 1-1 with a 4.87 ERA in {{fraction|20|1|3}} relief innings pitched. He also pitched in one game for the Lake County Captains of the Single–A Midwest League at the end of the season.

Milbrath pitched for Lake County in both 2014, where he was 3-12 with a 3.95 ERA in 26 games (23 starts), and in 2015,{{cite web|url=http://www.springfieldap.com/sports/milbrath-prospect-indians |title=Milbrath is a prospect for the Indians | Springfield Advance-Press |publisher=Springfieldap.com |date= |accessdate=December 18, 2017}} where he compiled a 7-11 record and a 4.54 ERA in 27 games (26 starts). He also pitched in the Arizona Fall League.

Milbrath spent the 2016 season with the Lynchburg Hillcats of the High–A Carolina League where he pitched to a 3-5 record with a 5.43 ERA in 41 relief appearances. He also pitched one game with the Akron RubberDucks of the Double–A Eastern League at the end of the season. He began the 2017 season with Lynchburg, where he was taught to pitch sidearm, before receiving a midseason promotion to Akron.{{cite web|url=http://www.nujournal.com/life/lifestyle-feature/2017/06/25/milbraths-switch-may-be-fast-track-to-big-leagues/ |title=Milbrath's switch may be fast track to big leagues | News, Sports, Jobs - The Journal |publisher=Nujournal.com |date=June 25, 2017 |accessdate=December 18, 2017}} He made 15 relief appearances for both teams. Pitching sidearm, Milbrath's earned run average decreased from 5.43 in 2016 to 3.02 in 2017,{{cite web |url=http://www.milb.com/player/index.jsp?player_id=641872#/career/R/pitching/2018/ALL |title=Jordan Milbrath Stats, Highlights, Bio |website=MiLB.com |accessdate=June 12, 2018}} and he also decreased his walks per nine innings pitched from 5.3 to 3.3.

On December 14, 2017, the Pittsburgh Pirates selected Milbrath from the Indians organization in the Rule 5 draft.{{cite web|last=Berry |first=Adam |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/pirates-pick-jordan-milbrath-nick-burdi/c-263530450 |title=Pirates pick Jordan Milbrath, Nick Burdi |work=MLB.com |date=January 20, 2016 |accessdate=December 18, 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://www.nujournal.com/sports/local-sports/2017/12/14/moving-on-pirates-select-springfield-native-jordan-milbrath-in-rule-5-draft/ |title=Moving on: Pirates select Springfield native Jordan Milbrath in Rule 5 draft | News, Sports, Jobs - The Journal |publisher=Nujournal.com |date=December 14, 2017 |accessdate=December 18, 2017}} He competed for a spot on Pittsburgh's 2018 Opening Day 25-man roster,{{Cite web|url=http://triblive.com/sports/pirates/13363181-74/kevin-gorman-pirates-intrigues-by-sidearmer-jordan-milbrath|title = Welcome}} but was waived and returned to Cleveland before the start of the regular season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/indians-jordan-milbrath-returns-to-cleveland/|title=Indians' Jordan Milbrath: Returns to Cleveland|date=March 27, 2018 }} He began the season with Akron.

=Miami Marlins=

On February 4, 2019, Milbrath was traded to the Miami Marlins in exchange for Nick Wittgren.{{Cite web|title=Marlins' Jordan Milbrath: Traded to Marlins|url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/marlins-jordan-milbrath-traded-to-marlins/|access-date=2023-03-01|website=cbssports.com|date=February 4, 2019 |language=en}} Milbrath split the season between the Triple-A New Orleans Baby Cakes and the Double-A Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp, pitching to a 2-3 record and 3.84 ERA with 72 strikeouts in {{fraction|65|2|3}} innings pitched across 36 cumulative appearances. He elected free agency following the season on November 4.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/minor-league-free-agents-2019/|title=Minor League Free Agents 2019|author=Matt Eddy|website=Baseball America|date=November 7, 2019|accessdate=November 7, 2019}}

=Arizona Diamondbacks=

On January 20, 2020, Milbrath signed a minor league deal with the Arizona Diamondbacks organization.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nujournal.com/sports/local-sports/2020/01/25/milbrath-agrees-to-terms-with-diamondbacks/|title = Milbrath agrees to terms with Diamondbacks}} He did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.{{Cite web|title=2020 Minor League Baseball season cancelled|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/2020-minor-league-baseball-season-canceled|access-date=2023-02-27|website=mlb.com|language=en}} On May 22, Milbrath was released.

=Minnesota Twins=

On May 14, 2021, Milbrath signed a minor league contract with the Minnesota Twins.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nujournal.com/sports/local-sports/2021/05/14/milbrath-agrees-to-terms-with-twins/|title=Milbrath agrees to terms with Twins}} He appeared in 6 games for the Double-A Wichita Wind Surge, but struggled to a 10.00 ERA with 12 strikeouts in 9.0 innings pitched. He was released by the organization on July 14.{{cite web | url=https://www.milb.com/player/jordan-milbrath-641872 | title=Jordan Milbrath Stats, Age, Position, Height, Weight, Fantasy & News }}

Personal life

Milbrath worked a temp job for NFL Films at Super Bowl LII.{{Cite web|url=http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/pirates/2018/02/20/jordan-milbrath-pirates-pitching-staff-eagles-super-bowl-minneapolis-nfl-films/stories/201802190090|title=Pirates prospect Jordan Milbrath shows his potential — on the field after the Super Bowl}}