William Allen Blair (born December 18, 1965 in Paintsville, Kentucky) is a former journeyman right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1990-2001. Blair played baseball for Morehead State University before the Toronto Blue Jays drafted him in the 11th round of the 1986 amateur draft.[1] Blair spent four seasons in the Blue Jays minor league system, playing for the St. Catharines Blue Jays (1986), the Dunedin Blue Jays (1987-1988), the Knoxville Smokies (1988), and the Syracuse Chiefs (1989).[2] In his career, Blair pitched with the Blue Jays (1990), Cleveland Indians (1991), Houston Astros (1992), Colorado Rockies (1993-1994), San Diego Padres (1995-1996), Detroit Tigers (1997, 1999-2001), Arizona Diamondbacks (1998), and New York Mets (1998). His best year was 1997, in which he had 16-8 record and an ERA of 4.17.
Blair now resides in Lexington, Kentucky and is doing a camp at Champions baseball.
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- ^ Whitmire, Tim (April 17, 1999). "Six-foot-10 pitcher racking up Ks at Morehead State". Associated Press.
- ^ "Dunedin Blue Jays on winning streak". Toronto Star: p. G3. May 22, 1987. Perkins, Dave (November 17, 1988). "Jays acquire Tenace as a batting coach, add 10 roster rookies". Toronto Star: p. B6. MacCarl, Neil (July 26, 1989). "Glenallen Hill sacrifices power and his batting average soars". Toronto Star: p. F3.
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