Blaine Hardy | |||
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![]() Hardy with the Detroit Tigers
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Detroit Tigers – No. 36 | |||
Pitcher | |||
Born: Seattle, Washington |
March 14, 1987 |||
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MLB debut | |||
June 16, 2014, for the Detroit Tigers | |||
MLB statistics (through May 7, 2017) |
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Win–loss record | 9–4 | ||
Earned run average | 2.94 | ||
Strikeouts | 115 | ||
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Blaine Patrick Hardy (born March 14, 1987) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Hardy attended Edmonds-Woodway High School in Edmonds, Washington, graduating in 2005. He then enrolled at Lewis–Clark State College, where he played for the school's college baseball team. Lewis–Clark won the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics World Series championship in 2008.
The Kansas City Royals selected Hardy in the 22nd round of the 2008 MLB Draft. The Royals released Hardy during spring training in 2013.
Hardy signed with the Detroit Tigers in April 2013, and they assigned him to the Erie SeaWolves of the Class AA Eastern League. Hardy finished with a 2–2 record and a 1.63 earned run average (ERA) as a reliever before he was promoted to the Toledo Mud Hens of the Class AAA International League. He was pressed into duty as a starting pitcher due to a pitching shortage, but performed well. He finished the season with an 8–3 record and a 1.67 ERA between Double-A Erie and Triple-A Toledo.