Joe Blanton Baseball player

Joseph Matthew Blanton (born December 11, 1980) is an American professional baseball pitcher. After playing for the University of Kentucky, Blanton was drafted by the Oakland Athletics and played for several Major League Baseball (MLB) teams between 2004 and 2013. While pitching for the Philadelphia Phillies in the 2008 World Series, Blanton hit a home run and was the winning pitcher in the fourth game.

Personal facts

Joe Blanton
Birth dateDecember 11, 1980
Birth place
Nashville Tennessee

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Baseball player

Career startSeptember 21, 2004
Career endSeptember 03, 2013
Awards
World Series
batting sideRight
former teams
Oakland Athletics
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
position
Starting pitcher
teams
Los Angeles Dodgers
Oakland Athletics
Philadelphia Phillies
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
throwing sideRight

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