Ty Blach

Tyson Michael Blach (/ˈblɑːk/ BLAHK;[1] born October 20, 1990) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is currently a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Francisco Giants and Baltimore Orioles.

Ty Blach
Blach with the San Francisco Giants in 2017
Free agent
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 September 10, 2019)
Win–loss record16–22
Earned run average4.99
Strikeouts178
Teams

Career

Blach played baseball and tennis for Regis Jesuit High School in Aurora, Colorado. He then played college baseball at Creighton University.[2]

San Francisco Giants

He was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the fifth round (178th overall) of the 2012 Major League Baseball draft.[3] 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 spent the 2014 season with the Richmond Flying Squirrels[4] where he was 8–8 with a 3.13 ERA in 25 starts. Blach spent 2015 with the Sacramento River Cats[5] where he compiled an 11–12 record and a 4.46 ERA in 27 starts.

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 Opening Day of the 2018 MLB season against the Los Angeles Dodgers, his first career Opening Day start. He gave up three hits, three walks, and no runs over five innings to earn the win over Clayton Kershaw. Blach would then for the remainder of the season switch between a starting and relief role for San Francisco. He ended the season with a 6–7 record in 47 games, 13 starts. He struck out 75 batters in ​118 2⁄3 innings.

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.

Baltimore Orioles

Blach was claimed off waivers by the Baltimore Orioles on August 3, 2019.[14] On September 16, Blach was designated for assignment.

On July 15, 2020, Blach underwent Tommy John surgery and would miss the 2020 season. On August 10, 2020, Blach was released by the Orioles organization.

References
  1. San Francisco Giants 2017 Spring Training Roster. Retrieved August 3, 2019
  2. "Creighton University Athletics - Ty Blach - 2011". Creighton University. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
  3. "Blach Selected by the San Francisco Giants in 5th Round of MLB Draft". GoCreighton.com. Retrieved June 10, 2015.
  4. "Blach quickly climbing minor league ladder". Omaha.com. Retrieved June 10, 2015.
  5. 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.
  6. Haft, Chris (November 20, 2015). "Giants add eight pitchers to 40-man roster". San Francisco Giants. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
  7. "Ty Blach Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  8. "Blach, Williamson among Giants' September 1 call-ups". csnbayarea.com. August 31, 2016. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
  9. "Instant Replay: Rockies tee off on Moore, Bettis blanks Giants". csnbayarea.com. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
  10. Schulman, Henry (October 1, 2016). "Rookie Blach outduels Kershaw, Giants maintain wild-card lead". SFGate. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
  11. "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.
  12. 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.
  13. Major League Leaderboards » 2017 » Pitchers » Dashboard | FanGraphs Baseball
  14. Kerry Crowley (August 3, 2019). "San Francisco Giants lose a starter, keep a reliever in waivers process". The Mercury News. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
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