Seth Blair

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19+2⁄3 innings. [11] After the 2012 season, the Cardinals assigned him to the Surprise Saguaros of the Arizona Fall League, where he had a 2–1 record, a 2.25 ERA, 22 strikeouts, and 14 walks in 20 innings pitched. [3] [13] Blair pitched for the Springfield Cardinals of the Double-ATexas League in 2013, where he had a 5.07 ERA in 22 starts, but finished strong in his final seven starts. He was assigned to Springfield to start the 2014 season. [14]

Blair was released by the Cardinals after the 2014 season, and left baseball. He returned to baseball in 2019, playing for the Lake Elsinore Storm of the Class A-Advanced California League. During the COVID-19 pandemic, he opened up his backyard training site for other pitchers. [15] In August 2020, Blair signed with the Boston Red Sox and was added to their 60-man player pool. [16] In early November 2020, he was re-signed by the Red Sox to a minor-league deal for the 2021 season, [17] and was selected as a non-roster invitee to major league spring training in 2021. [18] Blair began the 2021 season in Triple-A with the Worcester Red Sox, and was reassigned to the Double-A Portland Sea Dogs in late May. [19] Overall during 2021, he appeared in 32 games (one start) compiling a 3.10 ERA, 3–2 record, and two saves while striking out 51 batters in 40+2⁄3 innings. [19]

On March 11, 2022, Blair signed a minor league contract with the Tampa Bay Rays. Blair made 21 appearances for the Triple-A Durham Bulls, battling to an 0-3 record and a 7.61 ERA with 17 strikeouts in 23.2 innings pitched. On July 8, he was released by the Rays organization. For that same year in October to play for the Águilas de Mexicali in the Mexican Pacific League and in January as a reinforcement for the Estrellas Orientales in Lidom.

Personal life

Blair's father, Al, played college baseball for Southern Illinois University and Illinois State University. His brother, Shane, played baseball as a catcher on the Rock Falls high school team. [1] [3]

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Seth Blair
Free agent
Pitcher
Born: (1989-03-03) March 3, 1989 (age 34)
Rock Falls, Illinois
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
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