Sam Salvatore Militello Jr. (born November 26, 1969) is a former

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who played for the

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in and . In 12 career games, he had a 4–4 record with a 3.89 ERA. He batted and threw right-handed.

Amateur career

Militello attended the

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, where he played for the

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baseball team. In 1989, he played

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with the

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of the

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and was named a league all-star. The

selected Militello in the sixth round of the 1990 Major League Baseball draft.

Professional career

Militello made his professional debut in 1990, with the Oneonta Yankees, and led the Short-Season

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with 119 strikeouts and his 1.22 ERA was second in the league. The following year, he was the Pitcher of the Year in the

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after compiling a 12–2 record with a 1.22 ERA and 113 strikeouts in 103 innings for the Prince William Cannons. He finished the year with the AA

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, with whom he put up a 2–2, 2.35 record in 7 starts. In 1992, he was named the International League Most Valuable Pitcher when he compiled another 12–2 record, with a league-leading 2.29 ERA, in 22 games with the

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. He made his Major League debut with the 1992 New York Yankees at the end of the year, going 3–3 in 9 starts. However, his promising career was cut short by injuries and wildness.

Coaching career

Militello is an associate head coach for Joe Urso at the

. He has been an assistant at UT since 2001. Miltello was a pitching coach in the

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chain in 1999–2000 for the Burlington Indians and Columbus RedStixx.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Militello, Sam 1969 births Living people New York Yankees players Major League Baseball pitchers Baseball players from Tampa, Florida Tampa Spartans baseball coaches Tampa Spartans baseball players Oneonta Yankees players Albany-Colonie Yankees players 20th-century American sportsmen Prince William Cannons players Columbus Clippers players Brevard County Manatees players Greensboro Bats players Falmouth Commodores players Minor league baseball coaches Thomas Jefferson High School (Tampa, Florida) alumni