Blake Weiman #68

Last name is pronounced “WHY-min”...Was a four-year letter winner at Columbine High School (Littleton, Colo.), graduating in 2014...Selected to the Colorado High School Futures All-Star team each season from 2012-14...In his senior season, was selected to the 2014 Colorado All-State 5A First Team...Was undrafted out of high school and went on to play four seasons at Kansas...Was a starter through his freshman-junior seasons, earning 2015 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team honors and 2016 Academic All-Big 12 First Team honors...Was moved to the bullpen for his senior season and flourished, going 5-1 with a 2.80 ERA (14ER/45IP) and 55 strikeouts in 30 relief appearances...Was selected by the Pirates in the eighth round of the 2017 MLB Draft, becoming the 27th player in Kansas' history to be taken within the first 10 rounds of the MLB Draft...Was signed by Pirates scout Matt Bimeal...Tossed a perfect one inning in relief, with two strikeouts, as part of a five-pitcher combined no-hitter for Double-A Arkansas in the Mariners system on Aug. 12, 2022...Came in directly after starter RHP Prelander Berroa, who pitched the first five innings of the no-no vs. Double-A Northwest Arkansas...Blake began a string of four straight relievers to complete one no-hit frames en route to the second no-hitter tossed by Double-A Arkansas in 2022...Has been a non-roster invitee to Major League Spring Training on five occasions, coming with the Pirates (2020-22), Mariners (2023) and Astros (2025)…Signed a Minor League contract with the Astros on Jan. 7, 2025.

2024

Pitched the majority of the 2024 season with Double-A Tennessee (43 games), while also appearing in one game with Triple-A Iowa within the Cubs system...Went a combined 5-0 with seven saves, a 2.68 ERA (15 ER/50.1IP), 0.97 WHIP and .217 opponent batting average in 44 appearances...Averaged a 6.50 strikeout-to-walk ratio, which ranked second among Southern League pitchers (min. 45 IP)…His 0.97 WHIP ranked second among Cubs Minor Leaguers (min. 45 IP).

2023

Spent entire 2023 season with Triple A Tacoma, going 4-4 with a 5.17 ERA (15ER/50.1IP) in 44 games...on the Development List from Aug. 20-31... on the 7-Day IL from Sept. 19-26...was a non-roster invitee at Mariners Major League Spring Training.

2022

Started the season with Triple-A Indianapolis with the Pittsburg system. Spent time in Double-A Arkansas going 3-0 with a 2.67 ERA (8 ER, 27.0 IP) with three walks and 26 strikeouts in 22 games.

2021

Spent entire season with Triple-A Indianapolis after attending spring training as a non-roster invitee with the Pirates...Posted a 2.05 ERA (22.0ip/5er) in 20 appearances at Victory Field...Limited left-handed hitters to a .156 batting average (10-for-64); righties hit .255 (27-for-106) against him...Posted a .174 batting average against (8-for-46) with runners in scoring position and .183 average against (13-for-71) with runners on base...Was scored upon four times in his first six appearances... Picked up his first win with 0.2 scoreless inning of work on 6/4 Columbus (game 2)...Posted a .171 batting average against (7-for-41) and 0.60 WHIP in 11.2ip in July...Was placed on the injured list on 8/10 with a left ankle injury... Went 3-0 with a 2.77 ERA (13.0ip/4er) in his final 11 games after being activated from the injured list on 8/26. 

2020

Was a non-roster invitee with the Pirates during spring training...Missed entire regular season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2019

Was a non-roster invitee with the Pirates during spring training...Began season in Extended Spring Training before being assigned to Double-A Altoona on 4/22...Was scored upon in just two of his 16 appearances with the Curve; gave up two unearned runs on 4/27 vs. Richmond and surrendered a walk-off grand slam while suffering loss on 5/14 at Binghamton (0.2ip)…Was promoted to Triple-A Indianapolis on 6/18...Pitched a scoreless inning in his Triple-A debut on 6/19 at Buffalo...Was scored upon in each of his next four outings (6.0ip/4er) thru 7/1...Tossed a season-high 2.1 scoreless innings on 7/4 vs. Toledo...Was on the injured list from 7/12 to 8/1 and again from 8/4 thru the end of the season due to left shoulder tendinitis...Made his last appearance on 8/3...Went 1-3 with three saves and a 2.90 ERA (31.0ip/10er) in a total of 24 minor league games.