Lastings D.
Milledge
Born:
April 5, 1985
High School: Lakewood Ranch HS, Bradenton FL
Height: 6 1"
Weight: 190 lbs
Bats:
Right
Throws: Right
See
Lastings Milledge up to date Major League stats.
July 31, 2009
Lastings Milledge was brought from AAA to the Pirates.
June 30, 2009
Lastings Milledge was traded from the Washington Nationals to the
Pittsburgh Pirates. Milledge
will work for a few days at the Pirates Bradenton facility (Milledge's
home town) and then report to the Pirates AAA affiliate in
Indianapolis.
Pirates GM Neal Huntington
said that the team did its due diligence before pulling the trigger on
the trade, conducting more than 20 personal inquiries about Milledge.
"Big risk, but with big upside," Huntington said.
May 11, 2009
Lastings Milledge injures his right ring finger attempting to
bunt, requiring surgery the next day and will be out for six to eight
weeks.
April 15, 2009
After a slow start to the season the Nationals moved Lastings
Milledge to AAA Syracuse.
Article.
February 19, 2009
Lastings Milledge offers his new teammate Adam Dunn the number 44.
Lastings to now wear #85.
Article.
August 30, 2008
Article describing Lasting's approach of crowding the plate and
pitchers throwing at him. He was HBP for the 13th time this
season.
March 31, 2008
In the Nationals second game of the season Lastings Milledge hit
his first home run as a National in the sixth inning, then in the top
of the ninth beat out an infield single and scored on Nick Johnson's
double - barely beating the throw at the plate. As Manny Acta
said, "you've got to slide in that situation."
November 30, 2007
Lastings Milledge is traded from the New York Mets (along with
catcher Paul LoDuca) to the
Washington Nationals for catcher Brian Schneider and outfielder Ryan
Church. Nationals manager Manny Acta was supportive of Milledge while
Acta was coaching with
the Mets.
Here's the announcement from the
Washing National's website.
Here's an announcement from the
MLB website.
September 29, 2007
Lastings Milledge hits two home runs in a game (his first multiple
home run game) against the Florida Marlins.
July 24, 2007
Lastings Milledge goes 3 for 3 with a home run and three RBI's
against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
July 13, 2007
Lastings Milledge recalled to the New York Mets major league club.
May 18, 2007
Lastings Milledge
apologizes for rap lyrics from a demo tape made with high school
buddy Emmanuel Dent on his
SouljaBoyRecords.com label.
May 16, 2007
The
New York Mets express extreme disappointment over the release of a
rap demo with racist and derogatory lyrics.
April 23, 2007
Lastings Milledge injures his foot
April 13, 2007
Lastings Milledge optioned to AAA New Orleans as Shawn Green has a
strong April following a very weak spring training performance.
April 1, 2007
Lastings Milledge named to the Mets Opening Day squad.
October 27, 2006
Lastings Milledge
donates $5,000 to his alma mater Lakewood Ranch High School to
purchase new baseball uniforms.
October 24, 2006
The Mets discuss the possibility of trading Lastings
Milledge.
"Last week, general manager Omar Minaya said the team wasn't
comfortable with handing Milledge the left field job next year.
Manager Willie Randolph, talking about Milledge and reliever Aaron
Heilman's roles next year, said "Who knows? They could be used in
trades." In addition to using free agency, the Mets may seek a veteran
starter in the trade market, and that's where Milledge and/or Heilman
could come in handy." Oct. 24
September 2006
Lastings Milledge not included in Mets playoff roster.
August 1, 2006
Lastings Milledge is recalled to the NY Mets after they
trade Xavier Nady.
June 30, 2006
Lastings Milledge is sent down to AAA
Norfolk Tides
after an up and down month with the big league club. Lastings
showed flashes of brilliance, but also at times struggled at the plate
and in the field, finally
making two costly errors in front of Fenway Park's Green Monster -
costing the Mets 2 runs each time.
June 15, 2006
Lastings misses team bus and sits out a game.
An
assessment of Lastings Minor League stats and his first few days
in the majors.
June 4, 2006
Lastings Milledge, after going 1-11 in his first four games, goes
3-4 with 3 RBIs including his first Major League home run to tie the
game at 6 in the bottom of the 10th inning against the San Francisco
Giants. Sparking some
controversy, on his way to his position in right field in the 11th
inning Lastings high fives some fans in the front row.
See the video and read the article.
Here's another article and some video clips.
May 30, 2006
Lastings Milledge is called up to the Mets, and hits a double in
his first Major League game that night.
Here's the announcement.
April 2006:
Lastings Milledge has been assigned to AAA
Norfolk Tides.
Here are his
batting stats for this season.
Lastings Milledge was named the Mets
top minor league prospect in 2006 by Baseball America.
March 2006:
Lastings Milledge tore it up in spring training with the Mets.
He hit .347 and was still hanging with the big club at the end of
March. If the Mets won't play him, please trade him so we can
watch him every day in the major leagues. Unfortunately, the
Mets will send him back to AAA this season.
September 2005:
Named to USA World Cup Team
Sept. 2 - 17, 2005 in Amsterdam, Holland. You can
click on his name to see stats for the Tournament
July 2005:
Promoted from A St. Lucie to AA Binghamton 7/12/05
April 2005:
Assigned to A St. Lucie.
January 2005:
Mets acquired
center fielder Carlos Beltran with a seven year $119M contract.
Does this mean Lastings will be moved to right or left field in Shea
in late 2005 or 2006? Or does this signal a trade in the near
future for Milledge? Stay tuned.
Here's an article about the Beltran / Milledge topic...
April 2004:
Lastings Milledge assigned to the NY Mets A Ball Club -
Capital City Bombers in Columbia, SC. During the 2004 season
Lastings suffered an injury to his hand which limited his season to 65
games this year.
June 2003:
Selected in the first round by the NY
Mets - 12th pick overall in the 2003 amateur draft June-regular phase.
One of the best athletes in the 2003
draft, Milledge led his Lakewood Ranch High School Club to the State Championship in
May 2003 with an exciting steal of home when his team was losing 4-1
in the 7th inning.
Called a Five Tools player - Lastings
has extraordinary speed, an excellent glove in the outfield, a very
strong and accurate arm, hits for power and hits for average.
It would seem Lastings is destined for
fame in center field - if not in Shea Stadium, then certainly for a
World Series contender.
Some
headlines about Lastings Milledge
Lastings Milledge career stats
Read what
ESPN sports writer John Sickels
has to say about Lastings.
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