2017 NEW YORK METS ADDITIONAL PLAYER BIOS 1 JERRY BLEVINS lefthanded pitcher 39 BT HT TH 6-6 WT 190 L L OPENING DAY AGE 33 BIRTHDATE September 6, 1983 BIRTHPLACE Johnson City, TN RESIDES Findlay, OH MAJOR LEAGUE SERVICE TIME 7 Years, 81 Days SIGNED BY Brian Williams (Chicago-AL) HOW OBTAINED Signed as a major league free agent on February 9, 2017 CONTRACT STATUS Signed through 2017 @jerryblevins 2016 SEASON • Made a career-high 73 appearances...Previous best CAREER BESTS was 67 games in 2013 with Oakland...Has pitched in WIN STREAK 60 or more games in four of the last five years. 7 games • Stranded 47 of 55 inherited runners, tied for the most 9/23/12-4/6/14 stranded runners in the majors with San Francisco’s Javier Lopez. LOSS STREAK 2 games • Was unscored upon in 19 of his final 21 outings... 3 times, last, 5/28/14-6/20/14 Ranked second on the team with 16 holds. • Earned his first save of the season on September 13 STRIKEOUTS, GAME at Washington...Was his first save since September 5 strikeouts 11, 2012 with Oakland...Converted his second save on 2 times, last, 9/25/14 (Game 1) September 18 vs. Minnesota. Washington vs. New York-NL • Held opponents to a .167 (6-36) average with runners LONGEST OUTING in scoring position. 2.2 innings • Did not allow a run over 21 games from April 30-June 4 times, last, 8/25/13, Oakland at 22, the second-longest streak in team history...Had a Baltimore 13.0 scoreless inning streak during that span. MOST WALKS, GAME • Lefthanded batters batted .255 (26-102) while 3 walks righthanded hitters batted .182 (10-55). 6/17/10, Oakland at Chicago-AL POSTSEASON SCORELESS STREAK • Was on the roster for the Wild Card Game vs. San 13.1 innings Francisco but did not pitch. 9/12/14-4/12/16 2015 SEASON • Made seven appearances for the Mets after being acquired from Washington on March 30 in exchange for outfielder Matt den Dekker...Placed on the 15-Day Disabled List on April 21. • Fractured his left forearm when he was struck by a Dee Gordon line drive on April 19 vs. Miami. • Did not allow a hit or a run in his seven outings with the Mets (5.0 innings pitched). • Earned his only decision of the season (a win) with 0.2 innings of scoreless relief on April 16 vs. Miami. • Lefthanded batters did not have a hit in 14 at-bats...Righthanded batters were 0-for-1. • Re-fractured his left forearm on August 3 when he fell off a curb in Port St. Lucie, FL. 2014 SEASON • Made 64 appearances in his first year with Washington, his third straight season of 60 or more games. • Struck out a career-high 66 batters. • Allowed only 11.4% (4-35) of inherited runners to score, good for fifth in the majors and fourth in the NL. • Posted a .229 batting average against and career-best 10.4 strikeouts per nine innings • Finished a career-high 25 games. POSTSEASON • Struck out two in 3.1 perfect innings over three appearances in the NLDS vs. San Francisco. 2 BLEVINS, JERRY 2013 SEASON • Earned the win in his first pro start, in the • Member of Oakland’s Opening Day roster for second game of a July 27 doubleheader vs. the fifth straight year. Daytona. • Tossed a career-high 67 games and limited hitters to a .218 batting average against, 2004 SEASON including a .190 (23-121) mark against • Went 6-1 with five saves in 23 relief righthanded hitters. appearances in his professional debut with • Worked less than 1.0 inning 27 times in Boise (A) of the Northwest League...Tied for 67 appearances. team lead in both wins and saves. • For the fourth time in his career, worked a career-high 2.2 innings on August 25 at BACKGROUND Baltimore. • Jerry Richard Blevins attended the University of Dayton (OH) and walked on to the Flyers’ 2012 SEASON baseball team...Is a 2001 graduate of Arcadia (OH) High...Was later inducted into Arcadia’s • Compiled career-bests with 65.1 innings, 14 Hall of Fame. holds, and a 2.48 ERA...Also limited lefthanders to a career-best .182 (20-110) mark. • Won a Gold Medal with Team USA in 2007 World Cup played in Taiwan. POSTSEASON • Loves to watch movies...Favorite film is The • Tossed 3.2 scoreless innings and allowed one Shawshank Redemption. hit in Oakland’s ALDS loss to Detroit. • Labels himself as a voracious reader, especially science fiction. 2011 SEASON • Made six separate trips between Oakland and CAREER TRANSACTIONS Sacramento (AAA) of the Pacific Coast League. • Selected by Chicago-NL in the 17th round in the 2004 First-Year Player Draft. 2010 SEASON • Acquired by the Oakland Athletics with catcher • In his first full MLB season, posted 11 holds. Rob Bowen in exchange for catcher Jason • Recorded his first major league save in Kendall and cash considerations on July 17, Oakland’s 4-3 win on August 19 vs. Tampa Bay 2007. with a perfect ninth inning. • Acquired by the Washington Nationals in • Suffered one blown save in 63 appearances. exchange for outfielder Billy Burns on December 11, 2013. 2009 SEASON • Acquired by the New York Mets in exchange for • Made an Opening Day roster for the first time outfielder Matt den Dekker on March 30, 2015. in his career and had three stints with the • On 15-Day Disabled List, April 21, 2015 Athletics. (retroactive to April 20), distal radius fracture of left arm...Transferred to the 60-Day Disabled 2008 SEASON List, June 13, 2015. • Began the year with Sacramento (AAA) of the • On 60-Day Disabled List, June 13, 2015-end of Pacific Coast League before the A’s recalled him the season. for the remainder of the season on July 4. • Signed with the New York Mets as a free agent • Earned his first MLB win on July 27 vs. Texas. to a one-year contract on December 15, 2015. 2007 SEASON • Signed with the New York Mets as a free agent to a one-year contract on February 9, 2017. • Made his major league debut on September 16 vs. Texas...Struck out one (David Murphy) in 1.0 perfect inning. • Combined to finish 5-5 with 10 saves (in 10 opportunities) and a 1.63 ERA in 56 relief appearances with four minor league teams in two different organizations. 2005 SEASON • Pitching for Peoria (A) of the Midwest League, finished second in the Midwest League with 14 saves. 3 BLEVINS, JERRY CAREER STATISTICS YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK 2004 Boise (A) 6-1 1.62 23 0 0 0 5 33.1 17 7 6 1 3 21 42 2 0 2005 Peoria (A) 3-7 5.54 48 2 0 0 14 76.1 75 51 47 6 5 38 96 5 0 2006 Daytona (A) 0-1 9.00 8 0 0 0 1 11.0 18 12 11 0 1 4 9 0 1 Boise (A) 1-2 6.04 16 0 0 0 0 22.1 27 22 15 3 3 8 19 1 0 West Tenn (AA) 0-0 1.42 5 0 0 0 1 6.1 5 1 1 0 1 1 8 0 0 2007 Daytona (A) 1-0 0.38 15 0 0 0 6 23.2 13 1 1 0 1 5 32 0 0 Tennessee (AA) 2-2 1.53 23 0 0 0 3 29.1 23 5 5 1 1 8 37 1 0 Midland (AA) 1-3 3.32 17 0 0 0 1 21.2 18 10 8 2 0 5 29 2 0 Sacramento (AAA) 1-0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 2.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 OAKLAND (AL) 0-1 9.64 6 0 0 0 0 4.2 8 6 5 1 0 2 3 0 0 2008 Sacramento (AAA) 2-2 2.78 28 0 0 0 10 32.1 31 16 10 3 2 6 36 2 0 OAKLAND (AL) 1-3 3.11 36 0 0 0 0 37.2 32 14 13 2 3 13 35 0 0 2009 Sacramento (AAA) 5-3 3.84 45 0 0 0 2 63.1 65 28 27 5 4 18 62 3 0 OAKLAND (AL) 0-0 4.84 20 0 0 0 0 22.1 19 12 12 2 0 6 23 0 0 2010 OAKLAND (AL) 2-1 3.70 63 0 0 0 1 48.2 54 20 20 7 1 18 46 0 0 2011 Sacramento (AAA) 2-0 4.85 27 0 0 0 0 29.2 25 16 16 3 1 7 35 1 0 OAKLAND (AL) 0-0 2.86 26 0 0 0 0 28.1 24 14 9 2 1 14 26 0 0 2012 OAKLAND (AL) 5-1 2.48 63 0 0 0 1 65.1 45 20 18 7 5 25 54 2 0 2013 OAKLAND (AL) 5-0 3.15 67 0 0 0 0 60.0 47 23 21 7 4 17 52 2 0 2014 WASHINGTON (NL) 2-3 4.87 64 0 0 0 0 57.1 48 31 31 3 1 23 66 2 0 2015 METS 1-0 0.00 7 0 0 0 0 5.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 2016 METS 4-2 2.79 73 0 0 0 2 42.0 36 14 13 4 1 15 52 1 0 Minor League Totals 24-21 3.76 256 2 0 0 43 352.0 318 169 147 24 22 121 409 17 1 Major League Totals 20-11 3.44 425 0 0 99 4 371.1 313 154 142 35 16 133 361 7 0 CAREER PLAYOFF STATISTICS YEAR RND TEAM/OPP W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK 2012 ALDS OAK vs.