Lastings Darnell Milledge

Position: Outfielder
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 210 lb.

Born: April 5, 1985 in Bradenton, FL
High School: Lakewood Ranch HS (Bradenton, FL)
Drafted by the New York Mets in the 1st round (12th pick) of the 2003 amateur draft.
Signed August 19, 2003. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 30, 2006 (Age 21)   vs. ARI 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Teams (by GP): Pirates/Nationals/Mets/WhiteSox 2006-2011
Agents: Tommy Tanzer [*]
Final Game: April 6, 2011 (Age 26)   vs. KCR 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
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• 12/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Japanese League | Lastings Milledge staying in Japan: The Yakult Swallows of the Japanese League signed OF Lastings Milledge to a three-year, $4.4 million contract with a deal that...[+] includes a mutual option for 2016.
• 12/17 MLBTradeRumors: Yakult Swallows Sign Balentien, Milledge, Barnette: The Yakult Swallows of Japan's Central League have signed three prominent players to multi-year contracts, MLBTR's Tim Dierkes...
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• 12/28 Baseball Analytics: Breaking Stuff Swallows Up Milledge: Back when Lastings Milledge was a darling in the New York Mets' system, it didn't seem far-fetched that one day he would...
• 12/27 MLBTradeRumors: Yakult Swallows Sign Lastings Milledge : The Tokyo Yakult Swallows have announced the signing of outfielder Lastings Milledge, according to a Sanspo report passed on...
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• 12/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Japanese League | Lastings Milledge signsFree-agent OF Lastings Milledge (White Sox) signed with the Tokyo Yakult Swallows of the Japanese League Wednesday, Dec. 7....[+] Free-agent OF Lastings Milledge (White Sox) signed with the Tokyo Yakult Swallows of the Japanese League Wednesday, Dec. 7.

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• 11/8 MetsToday.com: Lastings Milledge To Star in Japanese Baseball Reality Show: Former Mets #1 draft pick and almost-superstar Lastings Milledge will be starring in a Japanese baseball reality show based on...

• 10/30 MLBTradeRumors: NL Central Notes: Pujols, Oswalt, Pirates, LaHair: The Cardinals and their fans may still be celebrating Friday's World Series victory, but it won't be long before a pair of the...
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• 8/2 mlbreports.com : Talking Mets with Author Howard Megdal: Tuesday August 2, 2011 MLB reports:  Back on June 5th, we had the pleasure of interviewing author Howard Megdal.  The author...

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• 4/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: White Sox | Lastings Milledge off to slow start at Triple-A: Chicago White Sox OF Lastings Milledge is off to a slow start since being demoted to Triple-A Charlotte. Milledge went 1-for-4...[+] with a run scored Wednesday, April 20, and is batting just .150 (3-for-20) in five games with no RBIs and six strikeouts.
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• 4/12 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: White Sox | Lastings Milledge clears waivers: Chicago White Sox OF Lastings Milledge has cleared waivers and been assigned to Triple-A Charlotte, according to Mark Gonzales...[+] of the Chicago Tribune.
• 4/10 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 4/3/11 - 4/10/11: Time to take a look back at what happened off-the-field during the first full week of the 2011 season... The biggest story...
• 4/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: White Sox | Hoping Lastings Milledge sticks around: The Chicago White Sox are hoping OF Lastings Milledge clears waivers and accepts an assignment to Triple-A Charlotte, the Chicago...[+] Tribune's Mark Gonzales reports.
• 4/7 MLBTradeRumors: White Sox Designate Milledge For Assignment: The White Sox designated Lastings Milledge for assignment to create roster space for Jeff Gray, the team announced (on Twitter). Milledge...
• 4/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: White Sox | Lastings Milledge cutChicago White Sox OF Lastings Milledge was designated for assignment, MLB.com's Scott Merkin reports....[+] Chicago White Sox OF Lastings Milledge was designated for assignment, MLB.com's Scott Merkin reports.
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• 4/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: White Sox | Juan Pierre the DH today: Chicago White Sox OF Juan Pierre is the designated hitter Wednesday, April 6, with OF Lastings Milledge taking his spot in left...[+] field, the Chicago Tribune's Mark Gonzales reports.
• 4/2 Raise the Jolly Roger: GAMEDAY: On to the next one – Pirates at Cubs: Pirates (1-0) at Cubs (0-1) 1:05 PM EST–Wrigley Field, Chicago Here is the MLB.com Gameday TV: ROOT Sports, CSN Chicago...
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• 3/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: White Sox | Brent Lillibridge, Lastings Milledge both win spots: Chicago White Sox 2B Brent Lillibridge and OF Lastings Milledge, who were thought to be competing against each other for a final...[+] roster spot, have each won jobs with the big league team, reports Daryl Van Schouwen, of the Chicago Sun-Times.
• 3/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: White Sox | Lastings Milledge, Brent Lillibridge continue battle: Chicago White Sox OFs Lastings Milledge and 2B Brent Lillibridge both got starts Tuesday, March 22, reports Tom Singer, of MLB.com....[+] Milledge was 1-for-4 with two stolen bases, and he is batting .319 in 47 spring at-bats. Lillibridge was hitless in four at-bats, dropping his spring average to .205 in 39 at-bats.
• 3/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: White Sox | Lastings Milledge to leadoff Tuesday: Chicago White Sox OF Lastings Milledge will bat leadoff and start in left field Tuesday, March 22, reports Barry M. Bloom, of...[+] MLB.com. Milledge and 2B Brent Lillibridge stand as the main candidates for the 25th man or last utility outfield spot.
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• 3/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: White Sox | Lastings Milledge working hard for job: Chicago White Sox OF Lastings Milledge is taking things lightly and enjoying his place in the team's clubhouse has he tries to...[+] win a roster spot on his fourth team in five seasons, reports Daryl Van Schouwen, of the Chicago Sun-Times. 'There are a lot of good players here, a lot more who are way more established than I am,' Milledge said. He is batting .314 with four home runs and nine RBI this spring, as the non-roster invitee to camp looks for a spot on the team's bench.
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• 3/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: White Sox | Final bench spot battle is intense: Chicago White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen indicated Wednesday, March 16, that the final roster spot is a battle between OFs Alejandro...[+] De Aza, Lastings Milledge and 2B Brent Lillibridge, who can also play outfield, reports Scott Merkin, of MLB.com. 'I think the battle for that spot is getting fun,' Guillen said.
• 3/14 Chicken Friars: Harang works 4 innings to beat Peavy and the White Sox: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E SD (8-8) 0 0 0 3 3 0 1 0 0 7 12 2 CWS (6-10) 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 6 11 0 W: Aaron Harang (1-1) L: Jake Peavy...
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• 3/12 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: White Sox | Lastings Milledge hits first spring HR: Chicago White Sox OF Lastings Milledge went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run, his first clout of the spring, and a walk Friday,...[+] March 11.
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• 3/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: White Sox | Lastings Milledge gets look at leadoff: Chicago White Sox OF Lastings Milledge got a chance to show what he could do in the leadoff spot Tuesday, March 1, reports Scott...[+] Merkin, of MLB.com. Milledge finished 1-for-2. 'I feel like I can hit anywhere in the lineup, you know?,' said Milledge. 'I'm still aggressive, but I've learned a lot more than what I did know three or four years ago.' For the record, Milledge is a career .200 hitter in 40 at-bats in the top spot of the lineup.
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• 12/4 MLBTradeRumors: Pirates Notes: Cedeno, Karstens, Non-Tenders: The Pirates have avoided arbitration with Ronny Cedeno and Jeff Karstens, signing both players to one-year contracts.  Rob Biertempfel...
• 12/3 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Other Teams Non-Tendered Players Too: With all the hoopla around the Dodgers and Russell Martin, it’s easy to forget that other teams had to make some tough decisions...
• 12/3 The Process Report: Non-Tendered: The Key to a Matt of The Day Platoon & Others: Of all the non-tenders, only three were right-handed batting outfielders. Here’s some analysis on each to determine whether...
• 12/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Pirates | Four non-tendered: The Pittsburgh Pirates non-tendered OF Lastings Milledge, SP Donnie Veal, P Brian Burres and IF Argenis Diaz, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review's...[+] Rob Biertempfel reports.
• 12/3 MLBTradeRumors: Interesting Non-Tenders: By our unofficial count, 50 players were non-tendered yesterday.  You can sort the decisions by team in our non-tender tracker. ...
• 12/3 Raise the Jolly Roger: Tender/Non-Tender drama…Lastings Milledge left out: The Bucs have tendered contracts to Jeff Karstens and Ronny Cedeno as expected. They have non-tendered Lastings Milledge, along...

• 11/30 Pitchers Hit Eighth: NL Central Fall Preview Part V – Pirates:      The Pirates just finished their 18th straight losing season, and 2010 was by far the worst season of those 18.  At least...
• 11/29 Raise the Jolly Roger: News and notes: Andy/DY, Berkman, others: Andy LaRoche and Delwyn Young have chosen to become free agents after clearing waivers, meaning they are officially done as Pirates....
• 11/29 Baseball Reality Tour: Quick Hot Stove Thoughts: The baseball Free Agent spending economy looks healthy again with the Tigers recent signings and this ludicrous 3 year / 21 million...
• 11/2 MLBTradeRumors: Not Quite Non-Tender Candidates: 85 players made our list of non-tender candidates, but a few fell short of our subjective 25% chance cutoff.  These are guys...
• 11/1 Pittsburgh Lumber Co: Poor showing for Pirates in Fielding Bible Awards: The 2010 winners of the Fielding Bible Awards were announced today, along with the complete voting tallies. Unsurprisingly, no...

• 10/30 MLBTradeRumors: Amateur Signing Bonuses: Mets: Next up in our look at each team's spending on amateur players, the Mets... Mike Pelfrey, $3.55MM (2005) Phil Humber,...
• 10/18 MLBTradeRumors: Free Agent Market For Left Fielders: Left field is traditionally a power position, yet Pat Burrell is the only free agent who hit 20 home runs in 2010.  The Rays,...
• 10/16 Pittsburgh Lumber Co: Graphical Player 2010 – Evaluating my predictions: Each of the past two offseasons, I contributed to Graphical Player, a fantasy baseball annual put together by John Burnson of...
• 10/16 Pittsburgh Lumber Co: Graphical Player 2010 – Evaluating my predictions: Each of the past two offseasons, I contributed to Graphical Player, a fantasy baseball annual put together by John Burnson of...
• 10/12 MLBTradeRumors: Arbitration Eligibles: Pittsburgh Pirates: The Pirates are next in our arbitration eligibles series... First time: Joel Hanrahan, Lastings Milledge, Andy LaRoche, Delwyn...
• 10/4 MLBTradeRumors: Mets Relieve Omar Minaya, Jerry Manuel Of Duties: The Mets relieved GM Omar Minaya and manager Jerry Manuel of duties, according to a press release.  Minaya will stay on in some...
• 10/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Pirates | Lastings Milledge taking BP: Pittsburgh Pirates OF Lastings Milledge (oblique) has resumed taking batting practice this week, but it looks doubtful that he...[+] will be healthy enough to play in the final weekend of the season, according to MLB.com's Jenifer Langosch.

• 9/24 Pirates Property: Inside the Pirates-Cardinals Series: The Skinny: The Bumbling Bucs  won a season-high five games after taking the first two against St. Louis, but that streak came...
• 9/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Pirates | Lastings Milledge update: Pittsburgh Pirates OF Lastings Milledge (oblique) said he may not return this season, but he will take part in the team's instructional...[+] league after the season, MLB.com's Jenifer Langosch reports.
• 9/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Pirates | Lastings Milledge may miss remainder of season: Pittsburgh Pirates OF Lastings Milledge (oblique) may miss the remainder of the regular season because of a strained left oblique,...[+] according to The Associated Press. He hasn't played since Monday, Sept. 13.
• 9/9 The UpperCard Network: Nationals Motivated To Move Morgan: After talking to two major league scouts who cover the Nationals, ESPN.Com’s Jayson Stark writes the Nationals are motivated...
• 9/1 Call to the Pen: Call-Ups: Pittsburgh Pirates and Brandon Moss: Once again it is collaborative post time here on Call to the Pen. This month’s topic is September call-ups. To get the ball...

• 8/26 The UpperCard Network: Pirates Plan On Significant Spending In 2011: The Pirates are likely finishing their 4th consecutive season with a last place record in the NL Central and 18th straight losing...
• 8/23 Wezen-Ball: Tater Trot Tracker: August 22: Sorry for the late and brief post again. Busy day at work kept me from doing the normal lunchtime post. Hopefully that'll settle...
• 8/23 Wezen-Ball: Tater Trot Tracker: August 22: Sorry for the late and brief post again. Busy day at work kept me from doing the normal lunchtime post. Hopefully that'll settle...
• 8/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Pirates | Jose Tabata, Lastings Milledge homer Sunday: Pittsburgh Pirates OF Jose Tabata and OF Lastings Milledge both hit home runs Sunday, Aug. 22, to guide the team to a 2-1 win...[+] over the New York Mets, according to Associated Press reporter Alan Robinson.
• 8/22 Baseball Musings: Complete Loser: Johan Santana allowed two runs on two solo homers Sunday afternoon, but for the second start in a row lost a complete game. In...
• 8/4 NY Baseball Digest: Is Angel Pagan Johnny Damon?: It has been a breakout year for Angel Pagan. He’s gone from enigmatic to a talented member of the core. As a matter of fact...

• 7/31 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Pirates | Chris Snyder to serve as primary catcher: Pittsburgh Pirates C Chris Snyder will serve as the team's No. 1 catcher, according to John Perrotto of Baseball Prospectus. C/OF...[+] Ryan Doumit will serve as the backup catcher and occasionally play right field in place of OF Lastings Milledge.
• 7/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Pirates | Lastings Milledge, Ronny Cedeno sit Thursday: Pittsburgh Pirates OF Lastings Milledge and SS Ronny Cedeno took the day off Thursday, July 29, according to MLB.com's Jenifer...[+] Langosch.
• 7/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Pirates | Lastings Milledge snaps hitting streak: Pittsburgh Pirates OF Lastings Milledge went 0-for-4 Wednesday, July 22, to snap his nine-game hitting streak, according to The...[+] Associated Press.
• 7/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Pirates | Lastings Milledge extends hitting streak: Pittsburgh Pirates OF Lastings Milledge extended his hitting streak to nine games Wednesday, July 21, according to The Associated...[+] Press.
• 7/19 Baseball Daily Digest: Roto Lunch – July 19: Position Players: c Geovany Soto – Still available in 37% of leagues, facing a lefty today. ss Jason Bartlett –...
• 7/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Pirates | Lastings Milledge no longer in platoon: Pittsburgh Pirates OF Lastings Milledge will open the second half of the season as the team's regular right fielder, according...[+] to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's Dejan Kovacevic. 'Lastings has earned it,' manager John Russell said. 'It's not about Church. It's about what Lastings has been able to show, how he's handled it, and that he looks like he's ready.' Milledge is hitting .345 in his last 18 games.
• 7/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Pirates | Ryan Church continues to play: Pittsburgh Pirates OF Ryan Church is starting over OF Lastings Milledge Thursday, July 8, marking the 13th time in the last 25...[+] games that Church has started over Milledge, according to MLB.com's Jenifer Langosch. Manager John Russell said he wants to continue giving Church consistent playing time. 'To be the team that we need to be, we need to get him going,' Russell said. 'You look at the numbers and you say, 'Why do you keep going with him?' But the guy has always hit very well. You just hope you can get him on track.' The Pirates will typically start Milledge against left-handers and Church against right-handers.
• 7/2 Sabernomics: 2010 PrOPS Over- and Under-Performers (Through 07/01): PrOPS updated through July 1 (minimum 240 PA). I report the top-30 over- and under-performers. Introduction to 2010 PrOPS. Introduction...
• 7/1 NY Baseball Digest: David Cone Trade: Lesson in Trading Prospects: One of the biggest debates regarding Cliff Lee is teams giving up “top talent” to acquire a rental player. This holds...

• 6/30 NY Baseball Digest: Flores Can’t Stand in the Way of Cliff Lee: If not for Lebron James and 2010 NBA free agency talk it would be “all Cliff Lee all the time” throughout the city....
• 6/30 MLBTradeRumors: Revisiting The Burnett-Morgan-Hanrahan-Milledge Trade: On June 30th, 2009, the Pirates traded reliever Sean Burnett and outfielder Nyjer Morgan to the Nationals for reliever Joel Hanrahan...
• 6/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Pirates | Lastings Milledge hits first homer of year Sunday: Pittsburgh Pirates OF Lastings Milledge hit his first home run of the season Sunday, June 27, against the Oakland Athletics, reports...[+] The Associated Press. Milledge finished the game 2-for-4 with a solo home run.
• 6/19 MLBTradeRumors: Mets Came Close To Acquiring Manny After 2004: Manny Ramirez was no stranger to the trade rumor circuit during his time in Boston, long before the team actually went ahead and...
• 6/15 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Pirates | Lastings Milledge expected to play right field in upcoming series: Pittsburgh Pirates OF Lastings Milledge is expected to play right field in the series against the Chicago White Sox with OF Jose...[+] Tabata the everyday left fielder, according to MLB.com's Bailey Stephens.
• 6/9 WalkOff Walk: Please Stop Tinkling on Stephen Strasburg's Parade: The Pittsburgh Pirates are not a good team. Heck, I had irrationally lofty hopes for them this season when I opined they'd finish...
• 6/8 TetreaultVision: The Baptism of Baseball Jesus: in nomine patris et filii et spiritus sancti... Photo created by the great Metstradamus Amen. We're live blogging the debut...

• 5/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Pirates | Lastings Milledge, Garrett Jones do damage Thursday: Pittsburgh Pirates OF Lastings Milledge drove in four runs and OF Garrett Jones drove in three in a blowout win Thursday, May...[+] 6, according to The Associated Press. Milledge came into the game with just six RBIs in 93 at-bats.

• 4/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Pirates | Lastings Milledge hitting leadoff Thursday: Pittsburgh Pirates OF Lastings Milledge is batting leadoff Thursday, April 29, according to MLB.com's Jenifer Langosch. Milledge...[+] had previously hit leadoff five times in his career.
• 4/29 MLBTradeRumors: 2011 Contract Issues: Pittsburgh Pirates: The Pirates face one contractual option after the season.  For closer Octavio Dotel, they can choose a $4.5MM salary or a $500K...
• 4/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Pirates | Lastings Milledge sitting against tough righties: Pittsburgh Pirates OF Lastings Milledge was out of the lineup Monday, April 26, for the second time in four games, according to...[+] the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's Dejan Kovacevic. Manager John Russell said it was due to facing a tough right-hander.
• 4/23 MLBTradeRumors: Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Garza, Pierzynski, Padres: Eleven years ago today, Fernando Tatis became the first and only player in baseball history to hit two grand slams in one inning....
• 4/20 MLBTradeRumors: First Time Arbitration-Eligibles: More than 80 players project to be eligible for arbitration for the first time after the 2010 season.  It's a big step in a...