Michael Blazek

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Michael Blazek

Milwaukee Brewers – No. 54
Pitcher
Born: (1989-03-16) March 16, 1989 Las Vegas, Nevada
Bats: Right	Throws: Right
MLB debut
June 22, 2013 for the St. Louis Cardinals
Career statistics (through 2013 season)
Win–loss record	0–1
Earned run average	5.71
Strikeouts	14
Teams
St. Louis Cardinals (2013) Milwaukee Brewers (2013–present)

Michael Robert Blazek (born March 16, 1989) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Blazek attended Arbor View High School. The Cardinals selected him in the 35th round, with the 1,068th overall selection, of the 2007 MLB Draft. They promoted Blazek to the major leagues for the first time on May 26, 2013, but he never pitched in a game,^[1] before being optioned to AAA-Memphis to make room for Michael Wacha.^[2] Blazek was recalled by the Cardinals on June 22, 2013 and made his major league debut the same night in a relief appearace against the Texas Rangers.^[3] Blazek faced three batters in the ninth inning, striking out two, giving up no hits, and no walks.<ref name=calledup">"Cards promote Blazek, send Lyons to Memphis". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. June 22, 2013. </ref>

He was traded to the Milwaukee Brewers as the player to be named later for John Axford on September 1, 2013.

References

↑ http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130526&content_id=48658970&vkey=pr_stl&c_id=stl
↑ "Blazek demoted to make room for Wacha". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. May 30, 2013.
↑ Thornburg, Chad (22 June 2013). "Cardinals option Lyons to minors, recall Blazek". MLB.com via Cardinals official website. Retrieved 22 June 2013.

External links

Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)

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Persondata
Name	Blazek, Michael
Alternative names
Short description	Baseball player
Date of birth	March 16, 1989
Place of birth	Las Vegas, Nevada
Date of death
Place of death

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