Jeremy Bleich
Jeremy Bleich | |
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Pittsburgh Pirates | |
Pitcher | |
Born: Metairie, Louisiana, U.S. | June 18, 1987|
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
MLB debut | |
July 13, 2018, for the Oakland Athletics | |
Last MLB appearance | |
July 20, 2018, for the Oakland Athletics | |
MLB statistics (through 2018) | |
Win–loss record | 0–0 |
Earned run average | 54.00 |
Strikeouts | 1 |
Teams | |
As player
As coach
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Jeremy Bleich (pronounced BLYSH;
In high school, Bleich was named a 2005 first-team All-American by
Bleich was selected in the First Round of the
He pitched for Team Israel in the 2019 European Baseball Championship. He also pitched for the team at the Africa/Europe 2020 Olympic Qualification tournament in Italy in September 2019, which Israel won to qualify to play baseball at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3] He pitched for Team Israel at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo in the summer of 2021.
Early and personal life
Bleich was born in
He has a sister (Dr. Lauren Feldman), and a brother (Dr. Steven Bleich).[9][7] Remarking on how his father and siblings are all doctors, Bleich noted: "I always tell people I'm the black sheep of the family."[14] He is close friends with former outfielder Sam Fuld, whom he credits with being a great sounding board throughout his career.[13][15]
High school
He attended
Bleich was named a 2005 first-team All-American by
He played in the 2004 WWBA World Championships with the Cincinnati Reds scout team, and in the 2005 High School All-American Game, in Albuquerque, New Mexico.[9] He was rated the 97th-best prospect in the nation in 2005.[16]
College career
Bleich then attended
As a sophomore in 2007, he was 10th in the Pac-10 in starts (16) and innings pitched (98.2).
Professional career
New York Yankees
Minor leagues
Bleich was selected in the First Round of the
Bleich had surgery to repair a torn glenoid labrum in his throwing shoulder, after starting 8 games for Trenton in 2010. He then missed part of the 2010 season, and all of the 2011 season.[18][25]
In 2012, he was 2–1 with a 2.76 ERA as he pitched in 16 games for the
Bleich began the 2014 season pitching for Trenton, for whom he started 15 games, and was named the Eastern League Pitcher of the Week on May 26, 2014.[18][24] He was promoted to Triple-A for the first time later that season, and pitched for the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders of the International League.[26]
Pittsburgh Pirates
On November 18, 2014, Bleich signed a minor league deal with the Pittsburgh Pirates organization.[27] In 2015, he pitched in one game for the Bradenton Marauders of the High–A Florida State League, made 25 relief appearances and had 4 saves for the Altoona Curve of the Double–A Eastern League, and had a 2.60 ERA in 13 relief appearances for the Indianapolis Indians of the Triple–A International League.[28]
Philadelphia Phillies
On January 25, 2016, Bleich signed a minor league contract with the Philadelphia Phillies.[29][18] That season he pitched for the Reading Fightin Phils in the Double–A Eastern League, and the Lehigh Valley IronPigs in the Triple–A International League.[24]
Somerset Patriots
Bleich signed with the Somerset Patriots of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball on July 28, 2016, and went 2–2 with a 2.45 ERA in 17 relief appearances.[28][24] In 22 innings, Bleich struck out 28 batters and allowed up 3 walks.[30]
Los Angeles Dodgers
On February 17, 2017, Bleich signed a minor league contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks.[30][31] Bleich was released on the last day of spring training.[32] Bleich was signed again by the Somerset Patriots in April 2017.[32] He pitched 2+1⁄3 scoreless innings, over two games.
On April 29, 2017, Bleich signed a minor league contract with the
Oakland Athletics
On January 15, 2018, Bleich signed a minor league contract with the Oakland Athletics organization and was invited to Major League spring training.[39] A's general manager David Forst said, "Jeremy proved with his performance last year that he can pitch at this level."[13] He began 2018 pitching for the Triple–A Nashville Sounds.[40] For the 2018 season with Nashville, he was 1–2 with one save and a 2.63 ERA in 51+1⁄3 innings over 38 games.[36]
Major leagues
On July 13, 2018, the Athletics selected Bleich to the
Boston Red Sox
On December 18, 2018, Bleich signed a minor league deal with the Philadelphia Phillies organization.[47] He pitched in spring training for the Phillies, and was released on March 21, 2019.[48]
On April 17, 2019, Bleich signed a minor league deal with the Boston Red Sox organization.[49] He pitched in the 2019 season with the Triple-A Pawtucket Red Sox, with whom he was 2–2 with a 5.59 ERA, and the Low–A Lowell Spinners, with whom in nine relief appearances he was 1–0 with an 0.71 ERA and 16 strikeouts in 12.2 innings.[18]
Minnesota Twins
Bleich was traded to the Minnesota Twins on July 25, 2019, in exchange for cash considerations.[50] Pitching for the Triple–A Rochester Red Wings in 2019 he was 1–1 with a 5.40 ERA and 17 strikeouts in 13.1 innings.[51] He became a free agent following the 2019 season.[52]
Post-playing career
Since 2020, Bleich has been a hybrid advance scout and analytics whiz for the Pittsburgh Pirates.[53] He has worked on the positioning and shifting of the defense, in part by combining tendencies gleaned from advance scouting and from the available statistics.[53]
International team experience
Team USA
Bleich was a member of the U.S. Junior National Team in 2005, as it placed second at the 2005 Pan American Championships in Mexico.[18]
Team Israel
Bleich pitched for
Bleich pitched for
He pitched for Team Israel in the 2019 European Baseball Championship, going 0–0 with a 0.00 ERA, as he pitched in one game, tossing three innings in relief against Team Italy and giving up one hit and two walks while striking out six.[61] He also pitched for the team at the Africa/Europe 2020 Olympic Qualification tournament in Italy in September 2019, which Israel won to qualify to play baseball at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[3] In the tournament he was 1–1 with an 11.57 ERA over 4.2 innings.[62]
He pitched for Team Israel at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo in the summer of 2021.[63] He was 0–1 with a 3.86 ERA in three relief appearances, in which he limited opposing batters to a .125 batting average.[63]
See also
- List of Jewish baseball players
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