AJ Blubaugh
| AJ Blubaugh | |
|---|---|
| Houston Astros – No. 69 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: July 4, 2000 Mansfield, Ohio, U.S. | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 30, 2025, for the Houston Astros | |
| MLB statistics (through April 30, 2025) | |
| Win–loss record | 0–1 |
| Earned run average | 4.50 |
| Strikeouts | 6 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
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Alan Joseph Blubaugh (born July 4, 2000) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2025.
Career
[edit]Amateur career
[edit]Blubaugh attended Clear Fork High School in Bellville, Ohio, and played college baseball at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.[1][2] In 2022, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Orleans Firebirds of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[3]
Professional career
[edit]Blubaugh was drafted by the Houston Astros in the seventh round, with the 223rd overall selection, of the 2022 Major League Baseball draft.[4]
Blubaugh spent his first professional season with the Florida Complex League Astros and Fayetteville Woodpeckers. He started 2023 with the Asheville Tourists before his promotion to the Corpus Christi Hooks. After the season, Blubaugh pitched in the Arizona Fall League.[5]
On April 30, 2025, Blubaugh was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time.[6] He made his Major League debut that day against the Detroit Tigers. Blubaugh experienced a rough outing where he pitched four innings, allowing five hits and two runs while walking a batter, and struck out six batters in his debut.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Campus Tour: Clear Fork grad AJ Blubaugh impressing on the mound at Wisconsin-Milwaukee".
- ^ "Dream Big: Clear Fork grad Blubaugh drafted by Astros". July 20, 2022.
- ^ "AJ Blubaugh - Profile". pointstreak.com. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
- ^ "Big dreamer: Blubaugh's never-give-up attitude leads to dream-come-true draft day".
- ^ Shapiro, Michael. "Next wave of Astros' talent coming up big in Arizona Fall League". Chron.
- ^ "Astros Select AJ Blubaugh". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
- ^ Beck, Jason (April 30, 2025). "Báez's power surge in full effect as Tigers beat Astros in finale". MLB.com.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from MLB · Baseball Reference · Baseball Reference (Minors)
- 2000 births
- Living people
- Asheville Tourists players
- Baseball players from Ohio
- Corpus Christi Hooks players
- Fayetteville Woodpeckers players
- Florida Complex League Astros players
- Houston Astros players
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Mesa Solar Sox players
- Milwaukee Panthers baseball players
- Orleans Firebirds players
- Sportspeople from Mansfield, Ohio
- Sugar Land Space Cowboys players