Milton was selected by the New York Yankees in the 1st round (20th pick) of the 1996 Major League Baseball Draft. He played one season in the Yankees minor league system and was then traded to the Minnesota Twins on February 6, 1998 (along with three other players) in exchange for Chuck Knoblauch.\n', '

He made his Major League debut on April 5, 1998 for the Twins against the Kansas City Royals, working six scoreless innings to pick up the victory. He was 8–14 in his debut season with a 5.64 ERA in 32 starts.\n', '

On September 11, 1999, he struck out 13 batters in pitching a 7–0 no-hitter against the Anaheim Angels, the fifth no-hitter in Twins history. He finished the season with an ERA a full run lower than in his previous season, lowering it to 4.49 in 34 starts. He also completed 5 games with 2 shutouts.\n', '

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