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In spring training of 2000, several of his teammates from the Houston Astros organization were in their hotel room when two gunmen burst in. Miles was in the next room and wrestled one of the gunmen to the ground before the other one fled. The other players involved were Morgan Ensberg, Derrek Nicholson, Keith Ginter, Mike Rose, and Eric Cole. A Grapefruit League game at the LA Dodgers camp in Vero Beach, Florida In Major League Baseball, spring training is a series of exhibition games which precedes the regular season. ... The following are the baseball events of the year 2000 throughout the world. ... Major league affiliations National League (1962–present) Central Division (1994–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 24, 25, 32, 33, 34, 40, 42, 49, 5 Name Houston Astros (1965–present) Houston Colt . ... Morgan Paul Ensberg (born August 26, 1975 in Hermosa Beach, California) is a third baseman in Major League Baseball. ... Keith Michael Ginter (born May 5, 1976 in Norwalk, Connecticut) is an American major league baseball infielder who currently plays in the Cleveland Indians organization. ... He is the author of ...

Pro career

Miles was originally drafted by the Houston Astros in the 19th round of the 1995 amateur draft. As a member of the Colorado Rockies, he finished fourth in the voting for the 2004 MLB Rookie of the Year Award in the National League. He made his major league debut September 11, 2003 and hit .333 with two runs batted in in eight games for the Chicago White Sox. Major league affiliations National League (1962–present) Central Division (1994–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 24, 25, 32, 33, 34, 40, 42, 49, 5 Name Houston Astros (1965–present) Houston Colt . ... The following are the baseball events of the year 1995 throughout the world. ... The First-Year Player Draft is Major League Baseballs primary mechanism for assigning amateur baseball players, from high schools, colleges, and other amateur baseball clubs, to its teams. ... Major league affiliations National League (1993–present) West Division (1993–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 42 Name Colorado Rockies (1993–present) Other nicknames The Rocks, The Rox, Blake Street Bombers Ballpark Coors Field (1995–present) Mile High Stadium (1993-1994) Major league titles World Series titles (0) None NL Pennants... The following are the baseball events of the year 2004 throughout the world. ... In Major League Baseball, the Rookie of the Year Award is given to the best first-year players in the American and National Leagues. ... The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the National League, is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada and the worlds oldest extant professional team sports league. ... is the 254th day of the year (255th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The following are the events of the year 2003 that happened world-wide throughout the sport of baseball. ... In baseball statistics, a run batted in (RBI) is given to a batter for each run scored as the result of a batters plate appearance. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

During the 2004 Summer Olympics Games held in Athens, Greece, Miles, being of Greek heritage (his paternal grandmother was born in Sparta), made the roster of the host nation's Greek Baseball Team, but the switch-hitting rookie second baseman was drafted by the Colorado Rockies and was cut from the Olympic Team. Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The ceremony for the lighting of the flame is arranged as a pagan pageant, with priestesses dancing. ... Athens is the largest and the capital city of Greece, located in the Attica periphery. ... Sparta (Doric: Spártā, Attic: Spártē) is a city in southern Greece. ... Major league affiliations National League (1993–present) West Division (1993–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 42 Name Colorado Rockies (1993–present) Other nicknames The Rocks, The Rox, Blake Street Bombers Ballpark Coors Field (1995–present) Mile High Stadium (1993-1994) Major league titles World Series titles (0) None NL Pennants...

Miles won a World Series with the St. Louis Cardinals in 2006. In December of 2006, the Cardinals announced that he had re-signed to an incentive laden one-year contract for the 2007 season. For other events named World Series, see World Series (disambiguation). ... The following are the baseball events of the year 2006 throughout the world. ... Look up December in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The following are the baseball events of the year 2007 throughout the world. ...

On August 4th, Aaron threw a perfect 8th inning in a 12-1 loss to the Washington Nationals. Of Miles' nine pitches, six were for strikes. It was the first time he had pitched since he was 14 years old. Miles pitched during the game when Cardinals' manager Tony La Russa asked his pitching coach, Dave Duncan, "Who's our shortest reliever?" The tongue-in-cheek answer was the 5'8" Miles. Major league affiliations National League (1969–present) East Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 42 Name Washington Nationals (2005–present) Montreal Expos (1969-2004) Other nicknames Nats, Nacionales (Spanish) Ballpark RFK Stadium (2005–present) Hiram Bithorn Stadium[3] (San Juan) (2003-2004) Olympic Stadium (Montreal) (1977-2004) Jarry Park...

Personal Life

He is a graduate of Antioch High School, located in Antioch, California. He lives in nearby Brentwood, with his wife, daughter, and son during the offseason. Antioch is a suburb of San Francisco and Oakland located in Contra Costa County, California, USA, in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area along the San Joaquin-Sacramento River Delta. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Largest metro area Greater Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... Location of Brentwood in California Brentwood is a city in Contra Costa County, California, United States. ...