Josh Blum

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 1", Weight 195 lb.

• School University of Southern California
• High School Emery/Weiner School

• Born May 1, 2003 in Houston, TX USA

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Biographical Information

Josh Blum has pitched in the minors.

He had a 0.75 ERA in high school and was All-District in both baseball and football. He allowed 14 runs (13 earned) in 9 2/3 IP as a freshman at USC but improved to 3-0, 3.34 as a sophomore, fanning 40 in 32 1/3 IP. Becoming the closer as a junior, he was 2-1 with 10 saves and a 1.87 ERA, whiffing 45 in 32 2/3 IP. He had the most saves by a USC reliever in 17 years. He was third in the Pac-12 Conference in saves behind Bridger Holmes and Micah Ashman and made All-Conference.

The New York Mets took him in the 16th round of the 2024 amateur draft; the scout was Rusty McNamara. He split 2025 between the Brooklyn Cyclones (2 Sv, 2.36 in 15 G) and St. Lucie Mets (5-0, 3 Sv, 4.31 in 20 G). He then made the Israeli national team for the 2026 World Baseball Classic. He was Israel's youngest player, seven months younger than Ryan Prager. He was injured, though, and was replaced by Jake Fishman.