Remembering MLB Writer Scott Miller

The baseball world lost the universally beloved Scott Miller on Saturday.

USA Today’s Bob Nightengale first shared the news of his death, and there was an outpouring of support from around the industry: ESPN’s Jeff Passan, Fox Sports' Ken Rosenthal and New York Post and B/R contributor Jon Heyman, just to name a few.

Miller covered MLB for over 30 years, including seven years with Bleacher Report, from 2014-2020. He made an impact on everybody who crossed paths with him at B/R. His writing prowess and ability to tell a compelling story in 500 or 3,000 words were impressive enough, but it was his infectious personality that made him a special person.

He eagerly engaged with his co-workers, regardless of their position, with respect and curiosity. His passion for baseball and journalism was always on full display.

As a writer, he was a jack of all trades. Miller could churn out a memorable game story minutes after an October classic. He could offer a sharp critique of happenings on and off the field, pulling no punches regardless of the relationships he had around the league.

Miller could spend three months researching and reporting on tales that transcended the baseball world. No matter the topic, his articles' through-line was always a deep-rooted knowledge and passion for the game.

We wanted to remember Scott with some of the most notable assignments of his seven-year B/R career, which offer a capsule of baseball history from 2014-20 through his point of view.

Scott Miller's B/R Highlights

-Mere months before they broke the most infamous curse in sports, Miller spent a week on the road with the 2016 Chicago Cubs. He also looked at what was next for them after finally winning the World Series.

-Former two-sport star Jeff Samardzija explained to Miller why he chose MLB over a career in the NFL. Lions legend Calvin Johnson, who beat out Samardzija for the 2006 Biletnikoff Award for college football's best receiver, weighed in on the matter.

-Miller dug deep with his reporting on former Kansas City Royals pitcher Yordano Ventura, who tragically died in a car accident at age 25.

-Miller's 2017 profile of Shohei Ohtani, a young Japanese sensation at the time, captured the debate about whether Ohtani would be an effective two-way player in MLB.

-Mariano Rivera was the first player to be unanimously elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2019. But "Why Rivera?" asked Miller.

-Carl Crawford opened up to Miller about the final days of being paid $21.9 million to not play for the Los Angeles Dodgers. A great example of Miller earning the trust of his subjects and getting them to open up.

-How one play led to three days of a "beanball war" between the Kansas City Royals and Oakland Athletics in 2015, as told by Miller.

-Miller captured the raw intensity and dangerous edge of the controversial Lenny Dykstra in a riveting profile in 2016.

-Players lined up to speak with Miller about the juiced ball controversy amid 2019's offensive explosion.

-His 2020 feature on Esteban Loaiza's Wrong Turn was more of a gripping true crime drama than a story about baseball.

-Miller's column after the final game of the 2018 World Series mixed the past with the present in deeming the Boston Red Sox one of the greatest teams of all time.

-And finally, his debut column with B/R, which featured a mention of his cameo in the 2014 movie Million Dollar Arm starring Jon Hamm. Everything you need to know about Scott Miller...by Scott Miller.

Scott leaves behind his wife Kim and daughter Gretchen.