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Jabari Blash

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Bats Right
  
Throws Right

Home runs
  
3

Height
  
1.96 m

Salary
  
507,500 USD (2016)

Batting average
  
.169

Runs batted in
  
5

Weight
  
107 kg

Date joined
  
2016 (El Paso Chihuahuas)

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Profiles

Jabari Jerell Blash (born July 4, 1989) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2016.

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Career

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Blash was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 29th round of the 2007 Major League Baseball draft out of Charlotte Amalie High School in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands. He did not sign and attended Alcorn State University, but was unable to play baseball due to issues with his academic transcript. He transferred to Miami-Dade College, and had a .353 batting average and 10 home runs in 102 at-bats for the school's baseball team. He was then drafted by the Texas Rangers in the ninth round of the 2009 Major League Baseball draft. He again did not sign and returned to Miami-Dade.

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The Seattle Mariners then took him in the eighth round of the 2010 Major League Baseball draft and he signed. Blash made his professional debut for the Pulaski Mariners. In 2013 he hit 25 home runs with a .915 on-base plus slugging (OPS) while playing for the High Desert Mavericks and Jackson Generals. He started 2014 back with Jackson and was promoted to the Tacoma Rainiers in April Blash was selected by the Oakland Athletics in the 2015 Rule 5 draft and then traded to the San Diego Padres as the player to be named later from an earlier trade.

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Blash struggled with the Padres, batting 3-for-25 (.120) with 13 strikeouts, and was designated for assignment on May 13. He cleared waivers and the Mariners declined his return, allowing him to be outrighted into San Diego's minor league system. After playing for the El Paso Chihuahuas, the Padres promoted him back to the major leagues on July 30.

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References

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