Blaze Alexander
American baseball player (born 1999)
Baseball player
| Blaze Alexander | |
|---|---|
 Alexander with the Kane County Cougars in 2019 | |
| Arizona Diamondbacks – No. 9 | |
| Shortstop | |
| Born: (1999-06-11) June 11, 1999 (age 24) Cape Coral, Florida, U.S. | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| March 28, 2024, for the Arizona Diamondbacks | |
| MLB statistics (through April 19, 2024) | |
| Batting average | .340 |
| Home runs | 3 |
| Runs batted in | 12 |
| Teams | |
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Blaze Chanee Alexander (born June 11, 1999) is an American professional baseball shortstop for the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2024.
Career
Alexander attended Bishop Verot High School in Fort Myers, Florida, and transferred to IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida, for his senior year.[1] He was drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 11th round of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft.[2] Alexander spent his first professional season with the Arizona League Diamondbacks and Missoula Osprey.[3] He played 2019 with the Kane County Cougars.[4]
Alexander did not play in 2020 due to the Minor League Baseball season being cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. He returned in 2021 to play for the Hillsboro Hops and started 2022 with the Amarillo Sod Poodles. On November 15, 2022, the Diamondbacks added Alexander to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.[5]
Alexander was optioned to the Triple-A Reno Aces to begin the 2023 season.[6] In 73 games for Reno, he batted .292/.408/.458 with eight home runs and 52 RBI.
Alexander made Arizona's 2024 Opening Day roster.[7]
Personal life
His brother, CJ, also plays baseball professionally.[8]
References
- ^ "Blaze Alexander Shows More Than a Big Arm in Jupiter". October 22, 2017.
- ^ "Diamondbacks, Braves draft Verot's Alexander brothers; Canterbury's DiGiacomo to the Pirates".
- ^ "Alexander eager to blaze path to big leagues". MLB.com.
- ^ "Heating up: Cougars' Blaze Alexander overcomes heart ailment to rise up Arizona's prospect chart". Chicago Tribune. May 30, 2019.
- ^ "D-backs add Alexander, Barrosa, Fletcher, and Martinez to 40-man roster; acquire Vargas; designate Alcántara, Garrett, Luplow, and Smith for assignment". mlb.com. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
- ^ "Diamondbacks' Blaze Alexander: Optioned to Triple-A level". cbssports.com. Retrieved 2023-03-10.
- ^ "Diamondbacks' Blaze Alexander: Makes Opening Day roster". cbssports.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ^ "Baseball brothers Blaze, C.J. Alexander off to roaring debuts with Diamondbacks, Braves".
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
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Arizona Diamondbacks current roster
- 3 Joc Pederson
- 4 Ketel Marte
- 7 Corbin Carroll
- 9 Blaze Alexander
- 12 Lourdes Gurriel Jr.
- 14 Gabriel Moreno
- 15 Randal Grichuk
- 16 Tucker Barnhart
- 18 Kevin Newman
- 22 Logan Allen
- 23 Zac Gallen
- 26 Pavin Smith
- 27 Andrew Saalfrank
- 28 Eugenio Suárez
- 30 Scott McGough
- 31 Jake McCarthy
- 32 Brandon Pfaadt
- 35 Joe Mantiply
- 37 Kevin Ginkel
- 40 Bryce Jarvis
- 43 Slade Cecconi
- 47 Tommy Henry
- 52 Jordan Montgomery
- 53 Christian Walker
- 63 Justin Martínez
- 81 Ryan Thompson
- 1 Jorge Barrosa
- 10 Jordan Lawlar
- 11 José Herrera
- 64 Cristian Mena
- 87 Blake Walston
- -- Joe Jacques
- 2 Geraldo Perdomo
- 5 Alek Thomas
- 19 Ryne Nelson
- 24 Kyle Nelson
- 29 Merrill Kelly
- 38 Paul Sewald
- 50 Miguel Castro
- 57 Eduardo Rodríguez
- 65 Luis Frías
- 99 Drey Jameson
- Manager 17 Torey Lovullo
- Bench coach 82 Jeff Banister
- Hitting 74 Joe Mather
- Assistant Hitting 75 Damion Easley
- Assistant Hitting 78 Drew Hedman
- Assistant Hitting 73 Rick Short
- Pitching 72 Brent Strom
- Assistant Pitching 76 Dan Carlson
- First base 39 Dave McKay
- Third base 21 Tony Perezchica
- Bullpen 71 Mike Fetters
