Ty Blach

Ty Blach
San Francisco Giants – No. 50
Pitcher
Born: (1990-10-20) October 20, 1990
Denver, Colorado
Bats: Right Throws: Left
MLB debut
September 5, 2016, for the San Francisco Giants
MLB statistics
(through August 8, 2017)
Win–loss record 9–7
Earned run average 3.79
Strikeouts 73
Teams

Tyson Michael "Ty" Blach (born October 20, 1990) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Career

Blach played baseball and tennis for Regis Jesuit High School in Aurora, Colorado. He then played college baseball at Creighton University.[1] He was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the fifth round (178th overall) of the 2012 Major League Baseball draft.[2] He made his professional debut in 2013 for the San Jose Giants. In 22 games (20 starts), he went 12–4 with a 2.90 earned run average (ERA), 117 strikeouts and 18 base on balls in  130 1⁄3 innings. He started the 2014 season with the Double-A Richmond Flying Squirrels.[3] Blach spent 2015 and most of 2016 with the Triple-A Sacramento River Cats.[4]

The Giants added Blach to their 40-man roster after the 2015 season.[5] Blach was promoted to the Major Leagues for September call-ups on September 1, 2016.[6] Blach made his major league debut on September 5, 2016 against the Colorado Rockies. He entered the game in the bottom of the sixth inning and pitched three scoreless innings while allowing one hit.[7] On October 1, 2016, in his second MLB start, Blach pitched eight shutout innings against Clayton Kershaw and the Los Angeles Dodgers, allowing three hits and securing his first win. He also had his first and second MLB hits against Kershaw.[8] Blach was the winning pitcher in Game 3 of the 2016 NLDS against the Chicago Cubs after pitching two scoreless innings in relief.[9] Despite being a starter throughout his minor league career, Blach opened the 2017 season in the Giants bullpen as their lone left handed reliever; however, later in April, after pitcher Madison Bumgarner was injured, Blach was put into the starting rotation.

On August 3, 2017, Blach hit his first major league home run. [10]

References

  1. ↑ "Creighton University Athletics - Ty Blach - 2011". Creighton University. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Blach Selected by the San Francisco Giants in 5th Round of MLB Draft". GoCreighton.com. Retrieved June 10, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Blach quickly climbing minor league ladder". Omaha.com. Retrieved June 10, 2015.
  4. ↑ Nyatawa, Jon (November 8, 2016). "A Giant mark in debut: Former Bluejay pitcher Ty Blach hopes to build on his late-season success with San Francisco". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
  5. ↑ Haft, Chris (November 20, 2015). "Giants add eight pitchers to 40-man roster". San Francisco Giants. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Blach, Williamson among Giants' September 1 call-ups". csnbayarea.com. August 31, 2016. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Instant Replay: Rockies tee off on Moore, Bettis blanks Giants". csnbayarea.com. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
  8. ↑ Schulman, Henry (October 1, 2016). "Rookie Blach outduels Kershaw, Giants maintain wild-card lead". SFGate. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Ty Blach becomes first Creighton pitcher to win MLB postseason game since Bob Gibson in 1968 as Giants edge Cubs in 13 innings". Associated Press. Omaha World-Herald. October 11, 2016.
  10. ↑ Baggarly, Andrew (August 3, 2017). "Ty Blach’s surprising homer, roster additions lead Giants to victory over A’s". The Mercury News. Retrieved August 4, 2017.
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