Bradley Blalock #64

Bradley Christopher Blalock...son of Chris and Tysha (TEE-sha...Graduated from Grayson (GA) High School...committed to Kennesaw State prior to being drafted by Boston...was high school teammates with Detroit Tigers outfielder Parker Meadows...Has three dogs: Alley, Jace and Harper...enjoys golf and deer hunting in the offseason...his favorite sports teams are the Atlanta Hawks and Georgia football...favorite music artist is Luke Combs...His favorite baseball memories are playing in Cooperstown when he was 12 and logging his first Major League win at Yankee Stadium.

2024

Made his Major League debut with Milwaukee on June 20...traded from Milwaukee to Colorado in exchange for RHP Nick Mears on July 27...Made 20 appearances (18 starts) between Double-A Biloxi, Double-A Hartford and Triple-A Albuquerque, combining to go 5-3 for a 4.22 ERA (89.2 IP, 42 ER) with 80 strikeouts...Contract selected by Milwaukee from Double-A Biloxi on June 19 for his first stint on a Major League roster...made his debut on the next day for the Brewers, a scoreless relief appearance at San Diego...optioned back to Biloxi on May 20...Was named the Southern League Pitcher of the Week for the week of July 1-7 after allowing one hit through seven scoreless frames against Mississippi while fanning seven...Made his first Major League start and appearance as a Rockie on Aug. 12 at Arizona...became the first Rockies pitcher to make a start without ever appearing in Triple-A since Ryan Feltner on Sept. 5, 2021...His 3.24 ERA (16.2 IP, 6 ER) through his first three starts with the franchise was the fifth-lowest ERA for a Rockie under the age of 24 in franchise history (min. 15 IP)...Earned his first Major League win in his start on Aug. 24 at Yankee Stadium...became the youngest Rockies starter (23-243d) to earn a win since Peter Lambert on Sept. 14, 2019 vs. San Diego (22-149d)...Became the first pitcher in Rockies history to make a start at Yankee Stadium within his first four career games...Posted a 5.87 ERA (30.2 IP, 20 ER) with 20 walks and 20 strikeouts in seven outings (six starts) in the Majors between Colorado and Milwaukee.

2023

Went 6-1 with a 2.82 ERA in 15 starts between Class-A Salem (4gs) and Class-A Greenville (7gs) in the Red Sox organization and Class-A Wisconsin (4gs) in the Brewers organization...Was traded by Boston to Milwaukee in exchange for INF Luis Urías on 8/1...Held opponents to a .220 batting average with 75 strikeouts in 67.0 innings...Missed time while on the injured list from 4/6-5/23 as he recovered from “Tommy John” surgery...Was also on the injured list from 8/28-9/10 with a left oblique strain...Was added to the 40-man roster on 11/13.

2022

Underwent “Tommy John” surgery on 3/17 and missed the entire season...surgery was performed by Dr. James Andrews.

2021

Went 3-6 with a 4.27 ERA in 23 starts at Class-A Salem...tied for the Carolina League lead in starts.

2020

Did not play due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2019

In his first professional season went 0-2 with a 6.75 ERA in four games (three starts) with the Rookie GCL Red Sox.