Milt Cuyler


Milton Cuyler, Jr. is a former major league outfielder drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the second round of the amateur draft. He finished third behind Juan Guzman and winner Chuck Knoblauch for the American League Rookie of the Year award.
After failing to live up to his early promise, he was released by the Tigers following the season. He signed as a free agent with the Boston Red Sox for, but saw very little activity with the Sox. He signed with the Montreal Expos following the season, but failed to make the team that Spring. He appeared in seven games for the Texas Rangers in September, and spent the season in their minor league system before calling it a career. In 490 games from 1990–1998, Cuyler tallied 329 hits, 10 home runs and 119 runs batted in with a.237 career average. He is currently the hitting coach for the Minnesota Twins' Rookie affiliate, the Gulf Coast League Twins.