ce ased ▁Mar vin . ▁ ▁Peter ▁Miller , ▁his ▁son , ▁represented ▁the ▁baseball ▁players ▁in ▁Japan . ▁ ▁Miller ▁was ▁diagn osed ▁with ▁li ver ▁cancer ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁He ▁died ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 9 5 , ▁in ▁his ▁home ▁in ▁Manh attan . ▁In ▁a ▁statement , ▁Michael ▁We iner , ▁the ▁executive ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁ML B PA , ▁said : ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁with ▁prof ound ▁sorrow ▁that ▁we ▁announ ce ▁the ▁passing ▁of ▁Mar vin ▁Miller . ▁All ▁players ▁– ▁past , ▁present ▁and ▁future ▁– ▁o we ▁a ▁deb t ▁of ▁grat itude ▁to ▁Mar vin , ▁and ▁his ▁influence ▁trans c ends ▁baseball . ▁Mar vin , ▁without ▁question , ▁is ▁largely ▁responsible ▁for ▁us her ing ▁in ▁the ▁modern ▁era ▁of ▁sports , ▁which ▁has ▁resulted ▁in ▁trem end ous ▁benefits ▁to ▁players , ▁own ers ▁and ▁fans ▁of ▁all ▁sports . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁▁ ▁This ▁chapter ▁in ▁R utt man ' s ▁history , ▁based ▁on ▁an ▁October ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁interview ▁with ▁Miller ▁conducted ▁for ▁the ▁book , ▁discuss es ▁Miller ' s ▁American , ▁Jewish , ▁baseball , ▁and ▁life ▁experiences ▁from ▁youth ▁on ward . ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Mar vin ▁Miller , ▁ML B PA ▁Executive ▁Director , ▁ 1 9 6 6 – 8 3 . ▁Major ▁League ▁Baseball ▁Play ers