Bert Blyleven Baseball player

Bert Blyleven (born Rik Aalbert Blijleven, April 6, 1951) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played from 1970 to 1992, and was best known for his curveball. Blyleven was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2011. He is currently the color commentator for the Minnesota Twins on Fox Sports North.

Personal facts

Bert Blyleven
Alias (AKA)Blijleven Rik Aalbert
Birth dateApril 06, 1951
Birth place
Netherlands , Zeist

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Baseball player

Career startJune 05, 1970
Career endOctober 04, 1992
batting sideRight
former teams
Minnesota Twins
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
position
Pitcher
teams
Cleveland Indians
Minnesota Twins
Pittsburgh Pirates
Texas Rangers (baseball)
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
throwing sideRight

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Bert Blyleven on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://baseballevolution.com/halloffame/blylevenb.html
  2. http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1119098/index.htm
  3. http://what-the-hall.info/index.shtml?blyleven
  4. http://www.bertbelongs.com
  5. http://www.bertblyleven.com
  6. http://www.startribune.com/blogs/oldnews/?p=209