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Richard Bleier

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Born
1987 (37 years old)

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Davie, Florida

Position
Pitcher

Status
Injured

Ethnicity
White

Team Number
49

Height
6' 3"

Weight
215

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Rochester Red Wings

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Richard Sidney Bleier (born April 16, 1987) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Rochester Red Wings, in the Washington Nationals organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees, Baltimore Orioles, Miami Marlins, and Boston Red Sox.
Bleier debuted in the majors in 2016 for the New York Yankees, following nine minor league seasons in which he pitched 956 innings, and he was one of 12 Yankees pitchers since 1919 to make his debut after turning 29 years old. In 23 relief appearances in 2016 he had a 1.96 ERA. In February 2017 the Yankees traded Bleier to the Baltimore Orioles. In 57 relief appearances in 2017, he had a 1.99 ERA. In 31 relief appearances in 2018, he had a 1.93 ERA. His 1.97 ERA for the seasons 2016–18 was the second-lowest in major league baseball, of all pitchers with 100 or more innings pitched.