Ralph Milliard

Milliard started playing baseball at age four in his native country Curaçao. When he was nine he moved with his family to Soest in The Netherlands where he played with the Knickerbockers club in the youth divisions. He was selected at age 14 to be part of the National youth team, the Cadetten. At age sixteen he moved to HCAW and played at the highest level, the Dutch Honkbal Hoofdklasse and developed into a talented short stop and second baseman.\n', '

In 1992 he signed a contract with the Florida Marlins and played in total ten seasons as a professional from which three seasons at the highest level. His strong point was his superb fielding as a short stop and second baseman. He played for the Marlins, the New York Mets and the Cincinnati Reds. In 1996 he debuted in the Major League for the Marlins during the world series of 1996. He debuted on 12 May of that year. He was the second pla…