Doug Million
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Douglas Lloyd Million was a baseball player who is notable for winning the Gatorade High School Baseball Player of the Year Award in 1994. He would play minor league baseball for four seasons.
in the first round (seventh overall) of the 1994 amateur draft out of Sarasota High School
. He began his professional career that year, splitting the season between the Arizona League Rockies
and Bend Rockies, going a combined 6-3 with a 2.20 ERA while striking out 92 batters in 69 2/3 innings of work.
According to the Baseball America
pre-1995 rankings, Million was the 19th best prospect in the minor leagues. With the Salem Avalanche
in 1995, he went 5-7 with a 4.62 ERA in 24 games (23 starts).
He was the 69th best prospect according to Baseball America's pre-1996 rankings. He split that year between the Avalanche and New Haven Ravens, going a combined 10-8 with a 2.74 ERA in 27 games (26 starts).
In 1997, Million pitched for the Avalanche and Ravens, going a combined 5-14 with a 6.32 ERA in 28 games (27 starts).
Overall, he went 26-32 with a 4.12 ERA in 92 minor league games pitched.
While playing an electronic trivia game with a teammate, Million suffered a severe asthma attack and died shortly afterward.
Draft and professional career
Million was drafted by the Colorado RockiesColorado Rockies
The Colorado Rockies are a Major League Baseball team based in Denver, Colorado. Established in 1991, they started play in 1993 and are in the West Division of the National League. The team is named after the Rocky Mountains...
in the first round (seventh overall) of the 1994 amateur draft out of Sarasota High School
Sarasota High School
Sarasota High School is a public high school in Sarasota, Florida. The mascot is the Sailor.- History :Sarasota High School first opened in 1913. A new school was built in 1926 on South Tamiami Trail and the school was relocated...
. He began his professional career that year, splitting the season between the Arizona League Rockies
Arizona League Rockies
The Arizona League Rockies were an Arizona League baseball team that played from 1993 to 2000. They were located in Mesa, Arizona in 1993; in Chandler, Arizona from 1994 to 1997; and in Tucson, Arizona from 1998 to 2000. They were affiliated with the Colorado Rockies.The AZL Rockies won one league...
and Bend Rockies, going a combined 6-3 with a 2.20 ERA while striking out 92 batters in 69 2/3 innings of work.
According to the Baseball America
Baseball America
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pre-1995 rankings, Million was the 19th best prospect in the minor leagues. With the Salem Avalanche
Salem Avalanche
The Salem Red Sox are a minor league baseball team in Salem, Virginia, USA, an independent city adjacent to Roanoke, Virginia. They are a Class High-A team in the Carolina League and are a farm team of the Boston Red Sox...
in 1995, he went 5-7 with a 4.62 ERA in 24 games (23 starts).
He was the 69th best prospect according to Baseball America's pre-1996 rankings. He split that year between the Avalanche and New Haven Ravens, going a combined 10-8 with a 2.74 ERA in 27 games (26 starts).
In 1997, Million pitched for the Avalanche and Ravens, going a combined 5-14 with a 6.32 ERA in 28 games (27 starts).
Overall, he went 26-32 with a 4.12 ERA in 92 minor league games pitched.
While playing an electronic trivia game with a teammate, Million suffered a severe asthma attack and died shortly afterward.