Dyar Miller

Dyar K. Miller (born May 29, 1946) is an American former professional baseball pitcher and coach. A graduate of Utah State, Miller pitched 13 seasons in professional baseball between and , including seven seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Baltimore Orioles, California Angels, Toronto Blue Jays, and New York Mets. After his playing career, Miller coached and instructed for 28 seasons (19 in the St. Louis Cardinals organization), mainly in the minor leagues. He most recently served as the Cardinals' bullpen coach in 2012.

College Miller graduated from Utah State University with a Bachelor of Science in history.

Playing career (1968–84) After graduating from Utah State, Miller availed himself for the MLB draft but was not chosen. He signed with the Philadelphia Phillies as a catcher and was assigned to the Huron Phillies, where Dallas Green was the manager. Miller decided to pursue pitching instead, and in , the Orioles signed him. Between the Florida Instructional League Orioles (a Rookie League team) and the Stockton Ports (a Class-A California League team), Miller appeared in 36 games, making 13 starts and compiling 153 innings pitched (IP) with a 2.47 earned run average (ERA). For the season, he appeared in 30 games, all in relief, compiling IP with 33 SO and a 2.72 ERA.

The Mets released Miller after the 1981 season. In Miller's seven Major League seasons, he pitched innings in 251 total games, making one start, and compiling a 3.23 ERA with 22 saves.

Coaching and baseball operations career (1985–2012) After his playing career, Miller stayed in the Cardinals organization for the next two seasons. In , Miller was named as pitching coach with the Cardinals' Class AA minor league club, the Arkansas Travelers, where Jim Riggleman was the manager. The next season, , he returned to Louisville as the pitching coach, managed by Jim Fregosi. Fregosi left during the season to replace Tony La Russa as manager of the Chicago White Sox. The next season, Fregosi hired Miller as White Sox bullpen coach where he later on served as interim pitching coach while Don Rowe tended to his health concerns. The White Sox fired Fregosi following the 1988 season, and Miller took coaching roles in the Detroit Tigers (–) and Cleveland Indians (–) systems. He was then promoted to minor league pitching coordinator in and remained in that role through .

On January 6, 2012, the Cardinals named Miller their bullpen coach after Duncan, the longtime pitching coach with former Cardinals manager La Russa, took a leave of absence. Former bullpen coach Derek Lilliquist substituted for Duncan, creating the opportunity for Miller. However, his tenure as bullpen coach was short-lived. The following October, the Cardinals announced he would not return in 2013. It was the only coaching change the Cardinals made at that time. No reason was directly given, although general manager John Mozeliak commented, "Just from a standpoint of when we were putting the coaching staff together last year, we were doing it quickly and Dyar deserved that opportunity. But when we look at this long-term, we want [manager] Mike [Matheny] to be able to put his fingerprints on it as well."