Aidan Bauer Miller (born June 9, 2004) is an American professional

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in the

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organization.

Amateur career

Miller lives in

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and attended J. W. Mitchell High School. He committed to play college baseball at Arkansas when he was a sophomore in high school. Miller played for the

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in the U-15 Baseball World Cup. He also played for the United States in the

2022 U-18 Baseball World Cup The 2021 U-18 Baseball World Cup or the XXIX U-18 Baseball World Cup is an international baseball tournament held by the World Baseball Softball Confederation for players 18-year-old and younger held in Bradenton and Sarasota, Florida, USA. The e ...

and was named to the All-Tournament team after batting .478 with two home runs, three triples, seven walks and eight runs batted in as Team USA won the gold medal. Miller played in the 2022

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and was named the game's MVP while also winning the event's home run derby. Miller was also awarded Perfect Game USA's Jackie Robinson Award. Miller missed the beginning of his senior season at J.W. Mitchell due to a broken

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Professional career

Miller was selected by the

in the first round, with the 27th overall selection, of the

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. On July 18, 2023, Miller signed with the Phillies on an above slot deal worth $3.1 million.

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