Miles Mikolas

Miles Tice Mikolas (born August 23, 1988), nicknamed "Lizard King," is an American professional baseball pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played in MLB for the San Diego Padres and Texas Rangers, as well as the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He was an All Star in 2018, led the National League in wins that season, and finished sixth in NL Cy Young Award voting that year.\n', ' Mikolas pitched for Jupiter Community High School in Palm Beach County, Florida, from which he graduated in 2006. He then attended Nova Southeastern University and played college baseball for the Nova Southeastern Sharks. In 2009, his junior year, he went 7-2 with a 2.06 ERA in 11 starts.\n', ' The San Diego Padres selected Mikolas in the seventh round of the 2009 Major League Baseball draft.\n', '