Jerry Blevins
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Jerry Richard Blevins
- Bats Left, Throws Left
- Height 6'6", Weight 180 lb.
- School University of Dayton
- Debut September 16, 2007
- Born September 6, 1983 in Johnson City, TN USA
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Jerry Blevins pitched for Team USA in the 2007 Baseball World Cup a couple months after his major league debut. He was 1-0 and allowed one hit and two runs in three innings in the Cup while striking out four to help the Americans win their first Baseball World Cup Gold Medal in over 30 years. He gave up two unearned runs in the US's lone loss, to the Italian national team, with an by Blevins playing a key role. In the Gold Medal game, he retired the only two batters he faced from the Cuban national team before giving way to closer Jeff Stevens for the save.
