Eric Robert Milton (born August 4, 1975) is an American former Major League Baseball left-handed starting pitcher who played for several teams between 1998 and 2009, and is currently the head coach at Severna Park High School.

The New York Yankees traded Milton, Cristian Guzmán, Brian Buchanan, and Danny Mota to the Minnesota Twins for Chuck Knoblauch on February 6, 1998.

[2] He made his Major League debut on April 5, 1998, for the Twins against the Kansas City Royals, working six scoreless innings to pick up the victory.

He went 1–0 with a 1.65 ERA with the Twins in the 2002 and 2003 playoffs, and was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies for pitcher Carlos Silva and infielder Nick Punto following the 2003 season.

[9] After lingering elbow problems in 2007, Milton underwent Tommy John surgery after just 4 starts, ending his season.

[10] Due to his poor performance and high contract, NPR of Minnesota called him a bust, ESPN named him to their all-overpaid team, and Sports Illustrated named him as the only pitcher on their all bust team, noting he gave up one home run per 11.9 batters.

[11][12][13][14][15] He left the Reds as a free agent after the 2007 season and went unsigned due to his injury history until signing a minor league deal with the New York Yankees on July 11, 2008.

Milton signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers on February 10, 2009[17] with an invitation to spring training.