Ike Blessitt

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Ike Blessitt
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Blessitt at Detroit Tigers fantasy camp in 2012
Right field / center field
Born: (1949-09-30) September 30, 1949 (age 74)
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 7, 1972, for the Detroit Tigers
Last MLB appearance
October 4, 1972, for the Detroit Tigers
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