Joe Blanton
American baseball player (born 1980) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Joseph Matthew Blanton (born December 11, 1980) is an American former professional baseball pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Oakland Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Kansas City Royals, Pittsburgh Pirates, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Washington Nationals.
Joe Blanton | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: (1980-12-11) December 11, 1980 (age 43) Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
September 21, 2004, for the Oakland Athletics | |
Last MLB appearance | |
October 1, 2017, for the Washington Nationals | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 101–97 |
Earned run average | 4.38 |
Strikeouts | 1,284 |
Teams | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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After playing college baseball for the University of Kentucky, the Athletics selected him in the 2002 MLB draft and later made his MLB debut in 2004. While pitching for the Phillies, he was a member of the 2008 World Series championship team. Blanton continued to pitch in MLB through 2013, when he retired in 2014. Blanton returned from retirement to pitch in MLB from 2015 through 2017.