Willie Blair
| Willie Blair | |
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| San Diego Padres – No. 47 | |
| Bullpen coach | |
| Born: December 18, 1965 Paintsville, Kentucky |
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| Batted: Right | Threw: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| April 11, 1990 for the Toronto Blue Jays | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| July 26, 2001 for the Detroit Tigers | |
| Career statistics | |
| Win-loss record | 60-86 |
| Earned run average | 5.04 |
| Strikeouts | 759 |
| Teams | |
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William Allen Blair (born December 18, 1965) is a former journeyman right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball and current Bullpen coach for the San Diego Padres.
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Playing career [edit]
Blair played baseball for Morehead State University before the Toronto Blue Jays drafted him in the 11th round of the 1986 amateur draft.[1]
He spent four seasons in the Blue Jays minor league system, playing for the St. Catharines Blue Jays (1986), the Dunedin Blue Jays (1987-1988), the Knoxville Smokies (1988), and the Syracuse Chiefs (1989).[2] In his career, Blair pitched with the Blue Jays (1990), Cleveland Indians (1991), Houston Astros (1992), Colorado Rockies (1993-1994), San Diego Padres (1995-1996), Detroit Tigers (1997, 1999-2001), Arizona Diamondbacks (1998), and New York Mets (1998).
Highlights [edit]
His best year was 1997, in which he had 16-8 record and an ERA of 4.17. In 1999, Blair was the starting pitcher for the final Opening Day in Tiger Stadium history.[3]
Coaching career [edit]
He was the pitching coach for the Fort Wayne TinCaps for the 2011 and 2012 seasons, and on December 11, 2012, he was named Bullpen coach of the San Diego Padres, replacing Jimmy Jones.[4]
References [edit]
- ^ Whitmire, Tim (April 17, 1999). "Six-foot-10 pitcher racking up Ks at Morehead State". Associated Press.
- ^ "Dunedin Blue Jays on winning streak". Toronto Star. May 22, 1987. p. G3.Perkins, Dave (November 17, 1988). "Jays acquire Tenace as a batting coach, add 10 roster rookies". Toronto Star. p. B6.MacCarl, Neil (July 26, 1989). "Glenallen Hill sacrifices power and his batting average soars". Toronto Star. p. F3.
- ^ The Final Season, p.12, Tom Stanton, Thomas Dunne Books, An imprint of St. Martin’s Press, New York, NY, 2001, ISBN 0-312-29156-6
- ^ Brock, Corey. Padres elevate Blair to bullpen coach. MLB.com.
External links [edit]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
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