Bobby Miller (baseball)
A flame-throwing Dodgers pitching prospect whose triple-digit fastball announced his arrival as a potential cornerstone of the franchise's rotation.
Born 1999 (age 27)·American baseball player·Birthday: April 5·Generation Z
Biography
Bobby Miller represents the Los Angeles Dodgers' pitching future, a first-round draft pick whose arm talent turned heads from his first professional innings. At the University of Louisville, he transformed from a reliever into a Friday night ace, his fastball velocity ticking upward until it regularly scraped 100 mph. The Dodgers selected him in the 2020 draft, seeing not just a power arm but a competitor with a developing arsenal of secondary pitches. His MLB debut in 2023 was a statement: he dominated the Atlanta Braves over six scoreless innings, showcasing the poise that matches his stuff. Miller's journey is about harnessing elite velocity and turning it into sustained major league success, a project the Dodgers are banking on to lead their staff for years to come.
Generation Z
1997–2012
Born into smartphones, social media, and school shootings. The most diverse generation in history. Pragmatic about money, fluid about identity, anxious about the climate. They do not remember a world before the internet.
Bobby was born in 1999, placing them squarely in the Generation Z. The events that shaped this generation — social media, climate anxiety, and a pandemic — shaped the world they entered and the choices available to them.
#1 When Bobby Was Born
The biggest hits of 1999
#1 Movie
Star Wars: Episode I
Best Picture
American Beauty
#1 TV Show
ER
Bobby's Life & Times
The world at every milestone
1999Born
Columbine shooting; Y2K panic builds
Gas: $1.17/galHome: $113,900Min wage: $5.15/hrPresident: Bill Clinton"Believe" — CherBest Picture: American Beauty
2004Started school
Indian Ocean tsunami kills over 230,000
Gas: $1.88/galHome: $157,300Min wage: $5.15/hrPresident: George W. Bush"Yeah!" — UsherBest Picture: Million Dollar Baby
2012Became a teenager
Curiosity rover lands on Mars; Sandy Hook shooting
Gas: $3.64/galHome: $143,200Min wage: $7.25/hrPresident: Barack Obama"Somebody That I Used to Know" — GotyeBest Picture: Argo
2015Could drive
Paris climate agreement; same-sex marriage legalized in the US
Gas: $2.43/galHome: $171,900Min wage: $7.25/hrPresident: Barack Obama"Uptown Funk" — Mark Ronson ft. Bruno MarsBest Picture: Spotlight
2017Could vote
#MeToo movement; solar eclipse crosses the US
Gas: $2.42/galHome: $195,000Min wage: $7.25/hrPresident: Donald Trump"Shape of You" — Ed SheeranBest Picture: The Shape of Water
2020Turned 21
COVID-19 pandemic shuts down the world
Gas: $2.17/galHome: $248,800Min wage: $7.25/hrPresident: Donald Trump"Blinding Lights" — The WeekndBest Picture: Nomadland
2026Age 27 today
Gas: $3.91/galPresident: Donald Trump
Key Achievements
- Selected in the first round (29th overall) by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2020 MLB Draft.
- Pitched six scoreless innings with five strikeouts in his dominant MLB debut against the Atlanta Braves in May 2023.
- Was a key part of the Louisville Cardinals pitching staff that reached the NCAA Tournament.
Did You Know?
In high school, he was also a standout wide receiver on the football team.
His fastball has been clocked at over 100 miles per hour since his college days.
He wears jersey number 70 for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
“I'm here to attack the zone with my fastball and compete.”
