Blaise Ilsley

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Blaise Ilsley
St. Louis Cardinals – No. 49 (Bullpen Coach)
Pitcher
Born: (1964-04-09)April 9, 1964 Alpena, Michigan
Batted: Left	Threw: Left
MLB debut
April 4, 1994 for the Chicago Cubs
Last MLB appearance
July 7, 1994 for the Chicago Cubs
Career statistics
Win–loss record	0-0
Earned run average	7.80
Strikeouts	9
Teams
Chicago Cubs (1994)

Blaise Francis Ilsley (born April 9, 1964), is an American former Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher who played in 1994 with the Chicago Cubs, and is now the bullpen coach for the St. Louis Cardinals.

Early and personal life

Ilsley was born on April 9, 1964, in Alpena, Michigan. He was drafted in the 4th round by the Montreal Expos in the 1984 amateur draft out of Indiana State University.

Playing career

Illsley gained notice as a future big league prospect when he won 20 games in the minors during the 1986 season. Subsequent arm injuries hurt his career and he was released by the Houston Astros organization.

He spent seven seasons in the Astros farm system being signed as a free agent by the St. Louis Cardinals in December 1991. In the fall of 1992 Ilsley again became a free agent and signed with the Cubs in October of that year.

Ilsley was on the Cubs 1994 Opening day roster and appeared in 10 games that season. After being demoted to the minors on July 7, 1994, Ilsley played four more years of professional baseball but never made it back to the major leagues.

Coaching career

After his playing days were over, Ilsley has worked as a minor league pitching coach for the St. Louis Cardinals organization.^[1] After five seasons as pitching coach for the Cardinals Triple-A Memphis Redbirds, Ilsley was promoted to bullpen coach for the Cardinals in November, 2012. He replaced Dyar Miller, who served one season in the position.^[2]

References

↑ http://www.globe-democrat.com/news/2010/mar/09/minor-league-notebook-cardinals-hall-famer-no-one-/ Minor League Notebook: Scout receives Hall of Fame honor , St.Louis Globe-Democrat retrieved March 2010
↑ "Cardinals promote Mabry to replace McGwire". Associated Press via Yahoo Sports website. 5 November 2012. Retrieved 5 November 2012.

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)

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Active roster	3 Mark Ellis 4 Yadier Molina 7 Matt Holliday 8 Peter Bourjos 13 Matt Carpenter 16 Kolten Wong 19 Jon Jay 21 Allen Craig 26 Trevor Rosenthal 27 Jhonny Peralta 30 Jason Motte 31 Lance Lynn 32 Matt Adams 33 Daniel Descalso 36 Randy Choate 38 Pete Kozma 40 Shelby Miller 43 Shane Robinson 46 Kevin Siegrist 48 Tony Cruz 50 Adam Wainwright 52 Michael Wacha 54 Jaime Garcia 56 Joey Butler 58 Joe Kelly 59 Ángel Castro 60 Rafael Ortega 61 Seth Maness 62 Carlos Martínez 63 Audry Pérez 65 Keith Butler 67 Eric Fornataro 68 Jorge Rondon 70 Tyler Lyons 71 Sam Freeman 77 Oscar Taveras 79 Greg Garcia 88 Randal Grichuk 89 Mike O'Neill

Coaching staff	Manager 22 Mike Matheny Bench 28 Mike Aldrete First base 37 Chris Maloney Third base 11 Jose Oquendo Pitching -- Derek Lilliquist Hitting 47 John Mabry Assistant hitting -- David Bell Bullpen 49 Blaise Ilsley Bullpen catcher 39 Jamie Pogue Special assistant -- Gaylen Pitts

Persondata
Name	Ilsley, Blaise
Alternative names
Short description	American baseball player
Date of birth	April 9, 1964
Place of birth	Alpena, Michigan
Date of death
Place of death

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