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Miles Mikolas

Miles Mikolas, American baseball player

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Born
August 23, 1988
Age in 2026
38
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Birth year
1988

About Miles Mikolas

Miles Tice Mikolas is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Washington Nationals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the San Diego Padres, Texas Rangers, and St. Louis Cardinals, and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Yomiuri Giants. He was an All-Star in 2018, tied with Jon Lester and Max Scherzer for the lead in the National League in wins that season, and finished sixth in NL Cy Young Award voting that year. He was also an All-Star in 2022. In three seasons for Yomiuri, he pitched to a 31–13 record with a 2.18 ERA in 62 starts. Mikolas was called up to the majors for the first time directly from Double-A San Antonio on May 5, 2012. Mikolas started his first career game against the Baltimore Orioles, giving up three hits and three runs in 5+1⁄3 innings.

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Miles Mikolas timeline

  1. Mikolas was called up to the majors for the first time directly from Double-A San Antonio on May 5, 2012.
  2. He was an All-Star in 2018, tied with Jon Lester and Max Scherzer for the lead in the National League in wins that season, and finished sixth in NL Cy Young Award voting that year.

The world when Miles Mikolas was born

Miles Mikolas was born in 1988. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1988

  • #1 song"Faith" – George Michael
  • Top movieRain Man
  • Top TV showThe Cosby Show
  • Best-selling bookA Brief History of Time – Stephen Hawking

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentBen Johnson stripped of Olympic 100m gold for doping
  • Top headlineGeorge H.W. Bush elected president
  • Technology milestoneFirst transatlantic fiber optic cable
  • Defining fadKoosh balls
  • Notable inventionFirst disposable contact lenses
  • World population5.11 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderRonald Reagan
  • Sports championLos Angeles Dodgers (World Series)
  • Also wonLos Angeles Lakers (NBA)
  • U.S. population244.5M

1988 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Miles Mikolas's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19882026
Gas$0.95$3.45/gal
Average home$89,300$435,000
Average income$32,191$67,500
Minimum wage$3.35$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$4.11$11.95
Postage stamp$0.25$0.73
Population244.5M341 million

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