36:
395:'s turn in the rotation. He gave up 8 runs in 2.1 innings against Washington while allowing 6 home runs. Of those, 5 came in the third inning, the most allowed in a single inning in major league history, and 4 were given up to consecutive batters. He was designated for assignment on August 13, 2017, to make room for the just-acquired
380:
in a drop-off from his 2015 season. Despite being activated off the disabled list on
September 3, Blazek made just one appearance down the stretch for Milwaukee. In 41 appearances with Milwaukee in 2016, Blazek had a 5.66 ERA in 41.1 innings, with a 7.8 K/9 and a 5.9 BB/9, nearly twice as high as the
375:
Blazek made his first
Opening Day roster in 2015 with the Brewers. That season was a career year for the then-26 year old, as Blazek made 45 appearances in relief for Milwaukee, going 5–3 with a 2.43 ERA in 55.2 innings, with a 7.6 K/9 and a 2.9 BB/9. His season came to an abrupt end when he was
388:. Blazek remained in the organization, however, and after 3 months of pitching in Triple-A, Blazek was called up to join the bullpen in Milwaukee. Blazek was moved to the rotation at Triple-A in May, and he went 2–2 with a 3.06 ERA in 9 starts with 3.0 BB/9 and 7.3 K/9 before his call-up.
461:. On July 22, the Nationals selected his contract. On July 23, 2019, Blazek made his first appearance for the Nationals, throwing two innings and giving up 1 run on 3 hits. He was designated for assignment on July 31, 2019. He cleared waivers and was sent outright to Triple-A
367:
With
Memphis at the time of the trade, Blazek joined the Brewers bullpen, making 7 appearances that September for a Milwaukee team well out of the postseason picture. He threw an inning in each appearance and gave up 4 runs. Blazek spent the entire 2014 season with Triple-A
372:, where he began the year as a reliever, but was later moved into the rotation. In 20 appearances as a reliever, Blazek was 0–3 with a 5.68 ERA, and opposing batters hit .358 against him. However, in 17 starts, Blazek went 4–1 with a 3.62 ERA and a .235 OBA.
331:. Blazek was converted to a relief pitcher in 2012, and in 40 games with Springfield, he went 5–8 with a 4.16 ERA, striking out 83 in 80 innings. After the season, Blazek had his contract purchased by the Cardinals, protecting from the Rule V Draft.
334:
After 17 appearances and an 0.92 ERA to begin the 2013 season at
Springfield, the Cardinals promoted Blazek to the major leagues for the first time. However, Blazek did not make an appearance before being optioned to Triple-A
665:
581:
624:
454:
376:
placed on the disabled list with a fracture in his right hand on August 14. Blazek again made the club in 2016, but endured two stints on the disabled list and one stint at Triple-A
521:
1186:
871:
1022:
343:. Blazek was recalled by the Cardinals on June 22, and made his major league debut the same night in a relief appearance, throwing a scoreless inning against the
834:
1181:
1146:
643:
1171:
599:
890:
503:
347:. All told, Blazek was recalled to the majors and sent back down 4 times during the 2013 season by St. Louis. On September 1, he was included as the
1106:
478:
1136:
1111:
1156:
562:
928:
1151:
1131:
1126:
1116:
684:
384:
After not making the club out of spring training in 2017, Blazek was designated for assignment on April 5, making room for new acquisition
982:
909:
1121:
1191:
1166:
1161:
1141:
244:
198:
188:
184:
180:
170:
797:
359:
two days earlier. With the
Cardinals, Blazek made 11 appearances with a 6.97 ERA, walking 10 and striking out 10 in 10.1 innings.
852:
125:
815:
474:
416:
1176:
296:
703:
943:
292:
722:
400:
385:
377:
348:
344:
543:
323:
Blazek climbed his way through the minor leagues, originally as a starting pitcher. In 2011, Blazek made the
669:
628:
1101:
997:
427:. In 13 games split between the three affiliates, Blazek accumulated a 4.05 ERA with 18 strikeouts across
396:
284:
957:
328:
260:
253:
1081:
1096:
458:
412:
272:
194:
35:
603:
300:
264:
166:
135:
481:. He did not play a game for the team because of the cancellation of the ALPB season due to the
1073:
482:
356:
268:
176:
872:"Notes: Michael Blazek will pitch in relief after getting squared away as starter in minors"
462:
450:
420:
369:
336:
215:
70:
816:"Milwaukee Brewers release Joba Chamberlain, send down Michael Blazek in 4th round of cuts"
779:
760:
741:
457:. However, prior to the start of the season on May 11, his contract was purchased by the
312:
304:
1077:
1090:
1047:
340:
311:, Blazek was selected in the 35th round, with the 1,068th overall selection, of the
1069:
324:
391:
On July 27, Blazek made his first career major league start, taking the injured
352:
308:
891:"Michael Blazek to start for Milwaukee Brewers tomorrow in place of Matt Garza"
392:
327:
All-Star Game after going 8–3 in the first half with a 5.31 ERA with Double-A
441:
innings pitched. He elected free agency following the season on
November 2.
424:
288:
145:
399:
on the 40 man roster. He cleared waivers and was sent outright to Triple-A
985:. American Association of Independent Professional Baseball. May 11, 2019.
910:"Brewers pitcher tagged by Nats for six homers in historically bad start"
403:
on August 16. He became a free agent following the season on
October 2.
256:
47:
74:
1065:
411:
On
January 22, 2018, Blazek signed a minor league deal with the
563:"Cardinals, Brewers complete Axford trade with Michael Blazek"
983:"FORMER MAJOR LEAGUER BLAZEK SOLD TO NATIONALS ORGANIZATION"
465:
on August 3. Blazek elected free agency on
October 1, 2019.
233:
227:
115:
105:
June 22, 2013, for the St. Louis Cardinals
295:
as an infielder, Blazek later switched to sign with the
1048:"Atlantic League Professional Baseball: Transactions"
245:
236:
230:
224:
221:
218:
158:
144:
134:
124:
119:
109:
99:
26:
798:"Brewers' Michael Blazek: Placed on disabled list"
853:"Brewers' Michael Blazek: Outrighted to Triple-A"
835:"Notes: Brewers claim Franklin, designate Blazek"
761:"Michael Blazek placed on DL with fractured hand"
644:"Cardinals option Lyons to minors, recall Blazek"
833:Haudricourt, Tom; Rosiak, Todd (April 5, 2017).
600:"Cardinals recall rookie pitcher Michael Blazek"
742:"Michael Blazek makes first opening day roster"
685:"Brewers acquire Michael Blazek from Cardinals"
415:. He split the season between the rookie–level
1064:Career statistics and player information from
504:"Get to Know: Brewers reliever Michael Blazek"
780:"Michael Blazek optioned to Colorado Springs"
704:"Cardinals option Michael Blazek to Triple-A"
666:"Cards promote Blazek, send Lyons to Memphis"
544:"Five Springfield Cards In TXL All-Star Game"
252:; born March 16, 1989) is an American former
8:
929:"Shaw's absence gives Walker Brewers debut"
299:. After throwing in front of scouts in the
1187:Jackson Generals (Southern League) players
996:Nationals Communications (July 22, 2019).
582:"Cards add four pitchers to 40-man roster"
473:On March 12, 2020, Blazek signed with the
34:
23:
449:On April 5, 2019, Blazek signed with the
646:. MLB.com via Cardinals official website
485:and became a free agent after the year.
479:Atlantic League of Professional Baseball
625:"Blazek demoted to make room for Wacha"
494:
162:
7:
683:Cotillo, Chris (September 1, 2013).
580:Goold, Derrick (November 20, 2012).
291:. After originally signing with the
16:American baseball player (born 1989)
1182:Arizona League Diamondbacks players
561:Sickels, John (September 3, 2013).
351:in the trade that brought reliever
889:Lesniewski, Kyle (July 26, 2017).
740:Haudricourt, Tom (April 1, 2015).
721:Lobner, Kyle (November 15, 2013).
14:
1147:Quad Cities River Bandits players
998:"Nationals announce roster moves"
944:"Minor MLB Transactions: 1/22/18"
870:Haudricourt, Tom (July 3, 2017).
642:Thornburg, Chad (June 22, 2013).
1172:Colorado Springs Sky Sox players
942:Steve Adams (January 22, 2018).
759:Rosiak, Todd (August 14, 2015).
723:"Lesser Brewers: Michael Blazek"
303:organization, including current
214:
1107:Baseball players from Las Vegas
958:"Minor League Free Agents 2018"
702:White, R.J. (August 29, 2013).
1137:Johnson City Cardinals players
1112:Major League Baseball pitchers
778:Rosiak, Todd (July 10, 2016).
1:
1157:Springfield Cardinals players
908:Cwik, Chris (July 27, 2017).
502:Rosiak, Todd (May 30, 2016).
40:Blazek with Milwaukee Brewers
1152:Palm Beach Cardinals players
1132:Gulf Coast Cardinals players
1127:Washington Nationals players
475:Southern Maryland Blue Crabs
469:Southern Maryland Blue Crabs
1117:St. Louis Cardinals players
1082:Baseball Reference (Minors)
417:Arizona League Diamondbacks
1208:
876:Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
839:Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
784:Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
765:Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
746:Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
508:Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
297:College of Southern Nevada
1122:Milwaukee Brewers players
163:
154:
114:
104:
81:
54:
45:
33:
1192:Fresno Grizzlies players
1167:Nashville Sounds players
1162:Memphis Redbirds players
1142:Batavia Muckdogs players
401:Colorado Springs Sky Sox
349:player to be named later
670:St. Louis Post-Dispatch
629:St. Louis Post-Dispatch
586:St. Louis Post-Dispatch
550:. Nexstar Broadcasting.
1023:"Rockies vs Nationals"
285:Arbor View High School
261:Major League Baseball
254:professional baseball
210:Michael Robert Blazek
459:Washington Nationals
455:American Association
445:Washington Nationals
413:Arizona Diamondbacks
407:Arizona Diamondbacks
293:University of Nevada
273:Washington Nationals
195:Washington Nationals
962:baseballamerica.com
946:. mlb trade rumors.
604:St. Louis Cardinals
453:of the independent
319:St. Louis Cardinals
301:St. Louis Cardinals
265:St. Louis Cardinals
167:St. Louis Cardinals
110:Last MLB appearance
1074:Baseball Reference
1002:curlyw.mlblogs.com
804:. August 16, 2016.
339:, making room for
136:Earned run average
1177:Reno Aces players
859:. April 10, 2017.
822:. March 22, 2017.
567:Minor League Ball
483:COVID-19 pandemic
363:Milwaukee Brewers
357:Milwaukee Brewers
269:Milwaukee Brewers
207:
206:
177:Milwaukee Brewers
1199:
1052:
1051:
1044:
1038:
1037:
1035:
1033:
1019:
1013:
1012:
1010:
1008:
993:
987:
986:
979:
973:
972:
970:
968:
954:
948:
947:
939:
933:
932:
924:
918:
917:
905:
899:
898:
886:
880:
879:
867:
861:
860:
849:
843:
842:
830:
824:
823:
812:
806:
805:
794:
788:
787:
775:
769:
768:
756:
750:
749:
737:
731:
730:
718:
712:
711:
699:
693:
692:
680:
674:
673:
672:. June 22, 2013.
662:
656:
655:
653:
651:
639:
633:
632:
621:
615:
614:
612:
610:
596:
590:
589:
577:
571:
570:
558:
552:
551:
540:
534:
533:
531:
529:
518:
512:
511:
499:
463:Fresno Grizzlies
451:Lincoln Saltdogs
440:
439:
435:
432:
421:Jackson Generals
378:Colorado Springs
307:general manager
283:Blazek attended
248:
243:
242:
239:
238:
235:
232:
229:
226:
223:
220:
68:
64:
62:
38:
29:
24:
1207:
1206:
1202:
1201:
1200:
1198:
1197:
1196:
1087:
1086:
1061:
1056:
1055:
1046:
1045:
1041:
1031:
1029:
1021:
1020:
1016:
1006:
1004:
995:
994:
990:
981:
980:
976:
966:
964:
956:
955:
951:
941:
940:
936:
927:Adam McCalvey.
926:
925:
921:
907:
906:
902:
888:
887:
883:
869:
868:
864:
851:
850:
846:
832:
831:
827:
814:
813:
809:
796:
795:
791:
777:
776:
772:
758:
757:
753:
739:
738:
734:
720:
719:
715:
701:
700:
696:
682:
681:
677:
664:
663:
659:
649:
647:
641:
640:
636:
631:. May 30, 2013.
623:
622:
618:
608:
606:
598:
597:
593:
579:
578:
574:
560:
559:
555:
542:
541:
537:
527:
525:
522:"Draft Tracker"
520:
519:
515:
501:
500:
496:
491:
471:
447:
437:
433:
430:
428:
423:, and Triple–A
409:
365:
321:
281:
259:. He played in
246:
217:
213:
126:Win–loss record
95:
94:
88:
69:
66:
60:
58:
41:
27:
22:
21:Baseball player
17:
12:
11:
5:
1205:
1203:
1195:
1194:
1189:
1184:
1179:
1174:
1169:
1164:
1159:
1154:
1149:
1144:
1139:
1134:
1129:
1124:
1119:
1114:
1109:
1104:
1099:
1089:
1088:
1085:
1084:
1060:
1059:External links
1057:
1054:
1053:
1039:
1014:
988:
974:
949:
934:
919:
900:
881:
862:
844:
825:
807:
789:
770:
751:
732:
713:
694:
689:MLB Daily Dish
675:
657:
634:
616:
591:
572:
553:
535:
513:
493:
492:
490:
487:
470:
467:
446:
443:
408:
405:
364:
361:
320:
317:
313:2007 MLB draft
305:Houston Astros
280:
277:
263:(MLB) for the
205:
204:
203:
202:
192:
174:
161:
160:
156:
155:
152:
151:
148:
142:
141:
138:
132:
131:
128:
122:
121:
120:MLB statistics
117:
116:
112:
111:
107:
106:
102:
101:
97:
96:
89:
83:
82:
79:
78:
65:March 16, 1989
52:
51:
43:
42:
39:
31:
30:
28:Michael Blazek
20:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1204:
1193:
1190:
1188:
1185:
1183:
1180:
1178:
1175:
1173:
1170:
1168:
1165:
1163:
1160:
1158:
1155:
1153:
1150:
1148:
1145:
1143:
1140:
1138:
1135:
1133:
1130:
1128:
1125:
1123:
1120:
1118:
1115:
1113:
1110:
1108:
1105:
1103:
1102:Living people
1100:
1098:
1095:
1094:
1092:
1083:
1079:
1075:
1071:
1067:
1063:
1062:
1058:
1049:
1043:
1040:
1028:
1024:
1018:
1015:
1003:
999:
992:
989:
984:
978:
975:
963:
959:
953:
950:
945:
938:
935:
930:
923:
920:
915:
914:Yahoo! Sports
911:
904:
901:
896:
892:
885:
882:
877:
873:
866:
863:
858:
854:
848:
845:
840:
836:
829:
826:
821:
817:
811:
808:
803:
799:
793:
790:
785:
781:
774:
771:
766:
762:
755:
752:
747:
743:
736:
733:
728:
724:
717:
714:
709:
705:
698:
695:
690:
686:
679:
676:
671:
667:
661:
658:
645:
638:
635:
630:
626:
620:
617:
605:
601:
595:
592:
587:
583:
576:
573:
568:
564:
557:
554:
549:
545:
539:
536:
523:
517:
514:
509:
505:
498:
495:
488:
486:
484:
480:
476:
468:
466:
464:
460:
456:
452:
444:
442:
426:
422:
418:
414:
406:
404:
402:
398:
394:
389:
387:
386:Nick Franklin
382:
379:
373:
371:
362:
360:
358:
354:
350:
346:
345:Texas Rangers
342:
341:Michael Wacha
338:
332:
330:
326:
318:
316:
314:
310:
306:
302:
298:
294:
290:
286:
278:
276:
274:
270:
266:
262:
258:
255:
251:
250:
241:
211:
200:
196:
193:
190:
186:
182:
178:
175:
172:
168:
165:
164:
157:
153:
149:
147:
143:
139:
137:
133:
129:
127:
123:
118:
113:
108:
103:
98:
92:
86:
80:
76:
72:
67:(age 35)
57:
53:
50:
49:
44:
37:
32:
25:
19:
1042:
1030:. Retrieved
1026:
1017:
1005:. Retrieved
1001:
991:
977:
965:. Retrieved
961:
952:
937:
922:
913:
903:
894:
884:
875:
865:
856:
847:
838:
828:
819:
810:
801:
792:
783:
773:
764:
754:
745:
735:
726:
716:
707:
697:
688:
678:
660:
648:. Retrieved
637:
619:
607:. Retrieved
594:
585:
575:
566:
556:
547:
538:
526:. Retrieved
516:
507:
497:
472:
448:
410:
390:
383:
381:year prior.
374:
366:
333:
325:Texas League
322:
282:
209:
208:
90:
84:
55:
46:
18:
1097:1989 births
419:, Double–A
397:Neil Walker
353:John Axford
329:Springfield
309:Jeff Luhnow
1091:Categories
1080:, or
1076:, or
1072:, or
1068:, or
857:CBS Sports
802:CBS Sports
708:CBS Sports
609:January 7,
489:References
393:Matt Garza
146:Strikeouts
61:1989-03-16
1078:Fangraphs
967:April 30,
895:SB Nation
820:SB Nation
727:SB Nation
425:Reno Aces
370:Nashville
355:from the
289:Las Vegas
100:MLB debut
71:Las Vegas
1032:July 23,
1007:July 22,
650:June 22,
528:July 23,
1027:mlb.com
477:of the
436:⁄
337:Memphis
257:pitcher
85:Batted:
48:Pitcher
931:. mlb.
279:Career
271:, and
91:Threw:
77:, U.S.
75:Nevada
524:. mlb
159:Teams
93:Right
87:Right
56:Born:
1070:ESPN
1034:2019
1009:2019
969:2024
652:2013
611:2017
548:KOLR
530:2019
249:-zek
247:BLAY
199:2019
189:2017
185:2015
181:2013
171:2013
140:4.50
1066:MLB
287:in
150:104
130:8–6
1093::
1025:.
1000:.
960:.
912:.
893:.
874:.
855:.
837:.
818:.
800:.
782:.
763:.
744:.
725:.
706:.
687:.
668:.
627:.
602:.
584:.
565:.
546:.
506:.
429:13
315:.
275:.
267:,
228:eɪ
183:,
73:,
63:)
1050:.
1036:.
1011:.
971:.
916:.
897:.
878:.
841:.
786:.
767:.
748:.
729:.
710:.
691:.
654:.
613:.
588:.
569:.
532:.
510:.
438:3
434:1
431:+
240:/
237:k
234:ɛ
231:z
225:l
222:b
219:ˈ
216:/
212:(
201:)
197:(
191:)
187:–
179:(
173:)
169:(
59:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
