Delmont Miller Passes Away

Minor league baseball lost a great person today. Delmont Miller, 42, passed away today from a massive heart attack.

For those that don't know, he was the scoreboard operator at Kinston for 22 years, and has had the job since he was 20-years old. I had the opportunity to meet Miller at Kinston, and while he was unique in every way, he was a wonderful person.

Here is a link to a short article of which a much longer one should post on their site tomorrow morning.

http://www.kinston.com/articles/miller_50580___article.html/delmont_david.html

Delmont Miller, Grainger Stadium’s longtime scoreboard operator, died early Saturday. He was 42.

Miller, a Kinston native known for his nightly “shout-outs” at Kinston Indians games, had a massive heart attack after being taken to the emergency room at Lenoir Memorial Hospital late Friday, a family member said. He died shortly after midnight.

Miller operated the stadium’s scoreboard for 22 years after a stint as the team’s mascot. With his shout-outs — a brief Q&A session over the public address system during which Miller would recognize friends around the ballpark — he became a staple in the Carolina League.

Funeral arrangements are pending.

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