Ty Blach
Ty Blach | |
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Colorado Rockies – No. 50 | |
Pitcher | |
Born: Denver, Colorado, U.S. | October 20, 1990|
Bats: Right Throws: Left | |
MLB debut | |
September 5, 2016, for the San Francisco Giants | |
MLB statistics (through April 24, 2024) | |
Win–loss record | 20–26 |
Earned run average | 5.19 |
Strikeouts | 258 |
Teams | |
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Tyson Michael Blach (/ˈblɑːk/ BLAHK;[1] born October 20, 1990) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Colorado Rockies of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the San Francisco Giants and Baltimore Orioles.
Career
Amateur career
Blach played baseball and tennis for Regis Jesuit High School in Aurora, Colorado. He then attended Creighton University, where he played college baseball for the Creighton Bluejays.[2]
San Francisco Giants
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The Giants added Blach to their 40-man roster after the 2015 season.[6] Before being called up by the Giants, Blach spent 2016 with Sacramento where he pitched to a 14–7 record with a 3.43 ERA in 26 starts.[7]
Blach was promoted to the Major Leagues for September call-ups on September 1, 2016.[8] 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.[9] 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.[10] Blach was the winning pitcher in Game 3 of the 2016 NLDS against the Chicago Cubs after pitching two scoreless innings in relief.[11] In four games (two starts) for San Francisco, he was 1–0 with a 1.06 ERA.
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, Blach hit his first major league home run.[12] He spent all of 2017 with the Giants, going 8–12 with a 4.78 ERA in 34 games (24 starts). He had the fewest strikeouts per 9 innings in the major leagues (4.01).[13]
Blach started
In 2019, Blach spent the majority of the first half in the Giants minor league system. He was designated for assignment on July 27, 2019.[14]
Baltimore Orioles
Blach was claimed off waivers by the
Colorado Rockies
On December 17, 2021, Blach signed a minor league contract with the Colorado Rockies organization.[21] On April 4, 2022, Blach had his contract selected to the major league roster.[22] He made 24 appearances for the Rockies, recording a 5.89 ERA with 29 strikeouts and 1 save in 44.1 innings pitched. On November 9, Blach was removed from the 40-man roster and sent outright to Triple-A.[23]
On January 10, 2023, Blach re-signed with the Rockies on a minor league deal.[24] On March 25, the Rockies announced that Blach had made the Opening Day roster and would be selected to the 40-man roster.[25] On April 29, Blach was designated for assignment after Randal Grichuk was activated off of the injured list.[26] He cleared waivers and was sent outright to the Triple-A Albuquerque Isotopes on May 2.[27] He was re–selected to the major league roster on June 30.[28] In 20 games (13 starts) for the Rockies, he registered a 5.54 ERA with 50 strikeouts in 78.0 innings of work. Following the season on October 18, Blach was removed from the 40–man roster and sent outright to Triple–A Albuquerque.[29] On October 20, Blach elected free agency.[30]
On December 21, 2023, Blach again re-signed with the Rockies on a minor-league deal, which included an invitation to spring training.[31] After beginning the year in Triple–A, he was selected to the major league roster on April 21, 2024.[32]
References
- ^ San Francisco Giants 2017 Spring Training Roster. Retrieved August 3, 2019
- ^ "Creighton University Athletics - Ty Blach - 2011". Creighton University. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
- ^ "Blach Selected by the San Francisco Giants in 5th Round of MLB Draft". GoCreighton.com. Retrieved June 10, 2015.
- ^ "Blach quickly climbing minor league ladder". Omaha.com. Retrieved June 10, 2015.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Haft, Chris (November 20, 2015). "Giants add eight pitchers to 40-man roster". San Francisco Giants. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
- ^ "Ty Blach Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
- ^ "Blach, Williamson among Giants' September 1 call-ups". csnbayarea.com. August 31, 2016. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
- ^ "Instant Replay: Rockies tee off on Moore, Bettis blanks Giants". csnbayarea.com. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
- ^ Schulman, Henry (October 1, 2016). "Rookie Blach outduels Kershaw, Giants maintain wild-card lead". SFGate. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
- ^ "Ty Blach becomes first Creighton pitcher to win MLB postseason game since Bob Gibson in 1968 as Giants edge Cubs in 13 innings". Omaha World-Herald. Associated Press. October 11, 2016.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Major League Leaderboards » 2017 » Pitchers » Dashboard | FanGraphs Baseball
- ^ "Giants Designate Ty Blach for Assignment".
- ^ Kerry Crowley (August 3, 2019). "San Francisco Giants lose a starter, keep a reliever in waivers process". The Mercury News. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
- ^ "Ty Blach Stats, Fantasy & News". MLB.com.
- ^ "2020 Minor League Season Canceled". mlbtraderumors.com.
- ^ "Orioles' Richie Martin, Ty Blach to Undergo Surgery".
- ^ "Orioles Release Ty Blach".
- ^ "2021-22 Minor League Free Agents for All 30 MLB Teams".
- ^ "Rockies' Ty Blach: Reaches deal with Rockies".
- ^ "Rockies select contract of LHP Ty Blach, make other moves". Toronto Star. Associated Press. April 4, 2022. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
- ^ Saunders, Patrick (November 9, 2022). "Rockies lose Dom Nunez, Ryan Vilade to waivers". Denver Post. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
- ^ "Rockies' Ty Blach: Back in camp on NRI deal". cbssports.com. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
- ^ Allentuck, Danielle (March 25, 2023). "Mike Moustakas, with some help from a boxing legend, makes Rockies opening day team". Denver Gazette. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
- ^ Georgatos, Dennis (April 29, 2023). "Perdomo, Walker homer in D-backs' 11-4 win over Rockies". San Diego Union Tribune. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
- ^ "Rockies' Ty Blach: Sent outright to Triple-A". cbssports.com. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
- ^ "Rockies' Ty Blach: Selected to MLB bullpen". CBSSports.com.
- ^ "Rockies' Ty Blach: Outrighted to Triple-A". cbssports.com. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
- ^ https://www.milb.com/transactions/2023-10-20
- ^ Franco, Anthony (December 21, 2023). "Rockies, Ty Blach Agree To Minor League Contract". MLBTradeRumors.com. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
- ^ "Rockies Select Ty Blach". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
- Creighton Bluejays bio