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Ty Blach
Blach with the San Francisco Giants in 2017
Colorado Rockies
Pitcher
Born: (1990-10-20) October 20, 1990 (age 33)
Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Bats: Right
Throws: Left
MLB debut
September 5, 2016, for the San Francisco Giants
MLB statistics
(through July 11, 2024)
Win–loss record23–30
Earned run average5.21
Strikeouts289
Teams

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

Career

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Amateur career

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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 San Francisco Giants selected Blach 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.[14]

Baltimore Orioles

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Blach was claimed off waivers by the Baltimore Orioles on August 3, 2019.[15] Blach made 5 appearances for Baltimore, but struggled to an 11.32 ERA in 20.2 innings pitched. On September 16, Blach was designated for assignment, and was outrighted to the Triple-A Norfolk Tides on September 19.[16] He made 2 appearances for the Tides before the end of the year, but struggled tremendously, allowing 10 runs in 5.1 innings of work. Blach did not play in a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[17] On July 15, 2020, Blach underwent Tommy John surgery, causing him to miss the truncated 2020 Major League season.[18] On August 10, Blach was released by the Orioles organization.[19] On March 30, 2021, Blach re-signed with the Orioles on a minor league contract. Blach would return to play in 2021, playing in 16 games between the Florida Complex League Orioles and the Single-A Delmarva Shorebirds, pitching to a 1.23 ERA with 23 strikeouts in 22.0 innings pitched. He elected free agency following the season on November 7.[20]

Colorado Rockies

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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] In 18 games (10 starts) for Colorado, Blach compiled a 3–6 record and 6.36 ERA with 34 strikeouts across 63+2⁄3 innings pitched. He was designated for assignment by the Rockies on July 27.[33] Blach cleared waivers and was sent outright to Albuquerque on August 2.[34]

References

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  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". Omaha World-Herald. Associated Press. 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. ^ "Giants Designate Ty Blach for Assignment". July 27, 2019.
  15. ^ Kerry Crowley (August 3, 2019). "San Francisco Giants lose a starter, keep a reliever in waivers process". The Mercury News. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
  16. ^ "Ty Blach Stats, Fantasy & News". MLB.com.
  17. ^ "2020 Minor League Season Canceled". mlbtraderumors.com. June 30, 2020.
  18. ^ "Orioles' Richie Martin, Ty Blach to Undergo Surgery". July 13, 2020.
  19. ^ "Orioles Release Ty Blach". August 10, 2020.
  20. ^ "2021-22 Minor League Free Agents for All 30 MLB Teams". November 9, 2021.
  21. ^ "Rockies' Ty Blach: Reaches deal with Rockies". December 17, 2021.
  22. ^ "Rockies select contract of LHP Ty Blach, make other moves". Toronto Star. Associated Press. April 4, 2022. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
  23. ^ Saunders, Patrick (November 9, 2022). "Rockies lose Dom Nunez, Ryan Vilade to waivers". Denver Post. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
  24. ^ "Rockies' Ty Blach: Back in camp on NRI deal". cbssports.com. February 20, 2023. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
  25. ^ 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.
  26. ^ Georgatos, Dennis (April 29, 2023). "Perdomo, Walker homer in D-backs' 11-4 win over Rockies". San Diego Union Tribune. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
  27. ^ "Rockies' Ty Blach: Sent outright to Triple-A". cbssports.com. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
  28. ^ "Rockies' Ty Blach: Selected to MLB bullpen". CBSSports.com.
  29. ^ "Rockies' Ty Blach: Outrighted to Triple-A". cbssports.com. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
  30. ^ "Transactions".
  31. ^ Franco, Anthony (December 21, 2023). "Rockies, Ty Blach Agree To Minor League Contract". MLBTradeRumors.com. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
  32. ^ "Rockies Select Ty Blach". mlbtraderumors.com. April 21, 2024. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
  33. ^ "Rockies To Designate Ty Blach For Assignment". mlbtraderumors.com. July 27, 2024. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
  34. ^ "Transactions". MLB.com.
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