the infield (69). His best season as a Met turned out to be , when he batted .280 with four home runs and 23 RBIs, all career highs to that point. Kansas City Royals At the Winter meetings, he was part of a blockbuster deal in which he, Gregg Jefferies and Kevin McReynolds were traded to the Kansas City Royals for two time Cy Young Award winner Bret Saberhagen and infielder Bill Pecota. The Royals got off to an 0-7 start. They were being no hit by Miller's former Mets teammate Ron Darling (now with the Oakland Athletics) in the eighth game of the season until Miller led off the eighth with a single. Darling was pulled from the game after that play, and replaced by Rick Honeycutt. The Royals rallied for three runs off Honeycutt for their first win of the season. Miller was in left field that day, but he was shifted back to his natural position at second base by the end of April to replace the slumping Terry Shumpert. His first season in Kansas City, Miller had a career year. Batting lead off or in the number two hole for most of the season, he batted .284 and tied his career high four home runs. He also had career highs in games (106) runs (57) and RBIs (38). During the off season, the Royals dealt Jeffries to the St. Louis Cardinals, and shifted Miller to third. The season got off to a rough start for Miller. After injuring himself running out a fly ball in the first game of the season, Miller went into an 0-for-25 slump. He was batting .163 when he was sent down to triple A Omaha in the beginning of June. He returned in late August in a far more limited role, and batted .179 the rest of the way. saw Miller play just twenty games due to injury. In fifteen games at Omaha, he batted .184 with three RBIs. He went 2-for-15 in five major league games with one run scored. After a similarly limited season, he retired. Career statistics His experience with the Yankees as a young athlete inspired Miller to become a sports agent. Among his notable clients with Aces Inc. are David Wright, Brandon Inge and Scott Rolen. References External links , or The Ultimate Mets Database Major League Baseball second basemen Major League Baseball outfielders Baseball players