To the extent the local government is trying to say, ‘We’re also not going to enforce state law either’ .... that’s a much more difficult and complicated position, the authority of the state over localities is much, much stronger.

Darrell Miller

Darrell Keith Miller (born February 26, 1958) is an American former professional baseball catcher/outfielder, playing from 1985 through 1988. Before being drafted to the Major League Baseball (MLB), he played three seasons at California State Polytechnic University in Pomona, California. He played his entire career for the California Angels, the team that drafted him in the 9th round of the 1979 Major League Baseball Draft. He played in 224 career MLB games, batting .241 with 13 doubles, 8 home runs, and 35 runs batted in, in 394 at-bats. As a member of the team in 1986, the Angels advanced to the American League Championship Series, losing to the Boston Red Sox.Miller serves as the director of Major League Baseball's Urban Youth Academy, located in Compton, California. He is a Catholic convert from Baptist Christianity, having intended initially to make his wife convert to his former denomination, but to no avail.

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