page_title: Tommy Milone
section_title: Oakland Athletics
hierarchical_section_title: Tommy Milone / Professional career / Oakland Athletics
caption_attribution_description: English: Tommy warms up before his 7-31-12 start against the Rays
context_page_description: Tomaso Anthony Milone is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball. He previously played for the Washington Nationals, Oakland Athletics, Minnesota Twins, Milwaukee Brewers, New York Mets Seattle Mariners and the Baltimore Orioles
context_section_description: On December 23, 2011, Milone was traded with A. J. Cole, Derek Norris and Brad Peacock to the Oakland Athletics for Gio González and Robert Gilliam.
  Milone started the regular season in the #3 starting rotation spot behind Brandon McCarthy and Bartolo Colón. Milone was the only starting pitcher in the A's rotation to last all season without getting injured and had started the most games for the A's during the 2012 season. He pitched his first complete game of his career on June 20 defeating the Los Angeles Dodgers. Milone had started game 2 of the ALDS, but the A's had lost to a no decision in the bottom of the 9th inning. Milone finished the season with a 13–10 record and with 137 strikeouts and an ERA of 3.74
  Milone was optioned to the Triple-A Sacramento River Cats on August 3, 2013. Milone finished the season with 12 wins in 28 games, 26 of them starts.
  Milone started the 2014 season in the A's rotation as the fifth starter. Despite owning a record of 6-3 and a 3.55 ERA in 16 starts, Milone was sent down to AAA. After his demotion he demanded a trade.
caption: Milone warming up for the Oakland Athletics in 2012
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