Doug Million, the Colorado Rockies’ #1 draft pick in the 1994 amateur draft, dies of an asthma attack at age 21.

On September 24, 1997 — Doug Million, the Colorado Rockies’ #1 draft pick in the 1994 amateur draft, dies of an asthma attack at age 21.

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