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

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Career

Milbrath graduated from Springfield High School in

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. He attended

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, where he played

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for the Augustana Vikings, and he played

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for the

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of the

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Cleveland Indians

The

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selected Milbrath in the 35th round, with the 1,041st selection, of the

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. He signed and made his professional debut that year with the Rookie-league

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where he was 1-1 with a 4.87 ERA in relief innings pitched. He also pitched in one game for the

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of the Single–A

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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, where he compiled a 7-11 record and a 4.54 ERA in 27 games (26 starts). He also pitched in the

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. Milbrath spent the 2016 season with the

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of the High–A

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where he pitched to a 3-5 record with a 5.43 ERA in 41 relief appearances. He also pitched one game with the

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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. He made 15 relief appearances for both teams. Pitching sidearm, Milbrath's

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decreased from 5.43 in 2016 to 3.02 in 2017, and he also decreased his walks per nine innings pitched from 5.3 to 3.3. On December 14, 2017, the

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selected Milbrath from the Indians organization in the

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. He competed for a spot on Pittsburgh's 2018

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, but was waived and returned to Cleveland before the start of the regular season. He began the season with Akron.

Miami Marlins

On February 4, 2019, Milbrath was traded to the

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in exchange for

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. Milbrath split the season between the Triple-A

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and the Double-A

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, pitching to a 2-3 record and 3.84 ERA with 72 strikeouts in innings pitched across 36 cumulative appearances. He elected free agency following the season on November 4.

Arizona Diamondbacks

On January 20, 2020, Milbrath signed a minor league contract with the

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. He did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the

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. On May 22, Milbrath was released by the Diamondbacks organization.

Minnesota Twins

On May 14, 2021, Milbrath signed a minor league contract with the

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. He appeared in six games for the Double-A

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, but struggled to a 10.00 ERA with 12 strikeouts in nine innings pitched. Milbrath was released by the Twins organization on July 14.

Personal life

Milbrath worked a temp job for

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