Wade Miller

Wade Thomas Miller (born September 13, 1976) is a former Major League Baseball starting pitcher for the Houston Astros from 1999 through 2004, the Boston Red Sox in 2005, and the Chicago Cubs in 2006 and 2007. He bats and throws right-handed. He attended Brandywine Heights High School in Topton, Pennsylvania. He is currently Alvernia University's pitching coach, joining in 2012.

Career

Drafted out of Alvernia University, Reading, PA by the Houston Astros in 1996. A winner of 45 games in a three-year period for the Astros, Miller was one of the best young pitchers in the National League before injuring the rotator cuff in his pitching shoulder in 2004.

Miller went 16-8 with 183 strikeouts and a 3.40 ERA in 2001. A year later, he was close behind at 15-4, 144, 3.35, and tied the club record with a 12-game winning streak over the summer. He then pitched through right forearm pain in 2003, but still was 14-13, 161, 4.13, and led his team in starts (33) and innings (187.1).

In 2004, Miller was 7-7 with 74 strikeouts and a 3.35 ERA in 15 starts before going on the disabled list in June with a season-ending rotator cuff injury. The Astros believed he was playing hurt with shoulder and elbow injuries much of the year before, but he never complained about them.

Wade Miller (Canadian football)

Wade Miller (born June 10, 1973) is a retired professional Canadian football player and the current President and Chief Executive Officer of the Canadian Football League's Winnipeg Blue Bombers.

Football career

After four seasons with the Manitoba Bisons, Miller was drafted by the Blue Bombers in the fourth round (37th overall) in the 1995 CFL Draft. He played 11 seasons in the CFL, all with the Blue Bombers, appearing in 159 regular season games and eight playoff games. Drafted as a linebacker, Miller moved to fullback because of his small stature and was a fixture on the Blue Bombers special teams. He was twice named to the CFL East Division All-Star team (1997, 1999) and is the league's all-time leader in special teams tackles with 184.

Miller retired from football after the 2005 season. He was inducted into the Blue Bombers Hall of Fame in 2011.

Post-football career

Away from football, Miller has worked as an employment recruiter and motivational speaker. In 2002, he co-founded Pinnacle Staffing, an employment agency which specializes in executive and management recruitment. He is also involved in numerous other business ventures, including multiple Booster Juice franchises, and is an active member of the Blue Bombers Alumni Association.The Globe and Mail named Miller as one of Canada’s Top 40 under-40 in 2007.