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James Bradley Mills (born January 19, 1957) is a former manager of the Houston Astros and a former Major League Baseball (MLB) player. He is the father of retired professional baseball player Beau Mills.

Brad Mills
Mills with the Cleveland Indians
Infielder / Manager / Bench coach
Born: (1957-01-19) January 19, 1957 (age 65) Exeter, California
Batted: Left Threw: Right
MLB debut
June 8, 1980, for the Montreal Expos
Last MLB appearance
October 2, 1983, for the Montreal Expos
MLB statistics
Batting average	.256
Home runs	1
Runs batted in	12
Games managed	445
Win–loss record	171–274
Winning %	.384
Teams
As player Montreal Expos (1980–1983) As coach Philadelphia Phillies (1997–2000) Montreal Expos (2003) Boston Red Sox (2004–2009) Cleveland Indians (2013–2019) As manager Houston Astros (2010–2012)
Career highlights and awards
2× World Series champion (2004, 2007)

Early life

Mills was educated at Exeter Union High School in California, College of the Sequoias, and the University of Arizona, where he was drafted in the 17th round by the Montreal Expos.[1]

Baseball career

Playing career

Mills reached the major leagues in 1980 and went on to post a .256 batting average with one home run and 12 RBI in 106 games played for the Expos (1980–83). He divided his time between Triple-A and the majors in each of those seasons, and sustained a right knee injury that ended his playing career at the age of 29. A full-time left-handed hitter and primarily a third baseman, he also saw time at first base and second. Mills became a part of major league trivia, when in 1983 he was Nolan Ryan's 3,509th career strikeout victim, lifting Ryan past Walter Johnson as the all-time strikeout leader.

Post-playing career

Mills managed eleven seasons in the minors in the Cubs, Rockies and Dodgers organizations (1987–2002),[2] and also served as an advance scout for the Cubs. Mills was Terry Francona's first-base coach with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1997–2000. In 2003, Mills served as the Montreal Expos bench coach. From 2004 to 2009, Mills was teamed again with Francona when he served as the bench coach for the Boston Red Sox.[2]

Houston Astros Manager

On October 27, 2009, Mills was named manager of the Houston Astros, replacing interim manager Dave Clark.[2]

Mills holds the dubious distinction of guiding the Astros to the franchise's first ever 100-loss season, which he did in 2011, the trend continued the following season, as his Astros holding the worst record in the majors, Mills was fired on August 18, 2012 along with hitting coach Mike Barnett and first base coach Bobby Meacham.[3] He was succeeded on an interim basis by Oklahoma City RedHawks manager Tony DeFrancesco.[4] The team would go on to finish the season with 100+ losses for the second consecutive year.

Cleveland Indians

On October 31, 2012, Mills was hired as the third base coach of the Cleveland Indians, to work with Francona again. Mills was reassigned as the Indians bench coach in 2014. While coaching for the Boston Red Sox under Francona from 2004 to 2009 he was in the same position.[5] On July 11, 2017, Mills managed the American League All-Star team while Francona dealt with a health issue.[6]

On July 5, 2020, Mills announced he would be opting out of the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Indians subsequently announced on October 30, 2020 that Mills will not return as bench coach for the 2021 season, but would remain with the club in an undetermined role.[7]

Managerial record

As of October 2, 2014.

Team	From	To	Regular season record			Post–season record
			W	L	Win %	W	L	Win %
Houston Astros	2010	2012	171	274	.384	—
Cleveland Indians**	2017	2017	1	4	.200	—

Note: Interim while Terry Francona is out with issue

References

External links

• Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
• Brad Mills managerial career statistics at Baseball-Reference.com

Managerial/Coaching Positions
Preceded by Tony Franklin	Wytheville Cubs Manager 1987	Succeeded by Steve Roadcap
Preceded by Hal Dyer	Charleston Wheelers Manager 1988	Succeeded by Greg Mahlberg
Preceded by Jim Tracy	Peoria Chiefs Manager 1989	Succeeded by Greg Mahlberg
Preceded by Jay Loviglio	Winston-Salem Spirits Manager 1990–1991	Succeeded by Bill Hayes
Preceded by Mick Kelleher	Iowa Cubs Manager 1992	Succeeded by Marv Foley
Preceded by Charlie Manuel	Colorado Springs Sky Sox Manager 1993–1996	Succeeded by Paul Zuvella
Preceded by Dave Cash	Philadelphia Phillies First Base Coach 1997–2000	Succeeded by Tony Scott
Preceded by Rick Sofield	Las Vegas 51s Manager 2002	Succeeded by John Shoemaker
Preceded by Wendell Kim	Montreal Expos Bench Coach 2003	Succeeded by Eddie Rodriguez
Preceded by Jerry Narron	Boston Red Sox Bench Coach 2004–2009	Succeeded by DeMarlo Hale
Preceded by Steve Smith	Cleveland Indians Third base Coach 2013	Succeeded by Mike Sarbaugh
Preceded by Sandy Alomar Jr.	Cleveland Indians Bench Coach 2014–2019	Succeeded by DeMarlo Hale

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