Adam Blackley (born 22 February 1985 in Melbourne) is a former Australian

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. He is the brother of

Travis Blackley Travis Jarred Blackley (born 4 November 1982) is an Australian former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners, San Francisco Giants, Oakland Athletics, Houston Astros, and Texas Rangers. ...

Career

In 2003, Blackley was signed to the

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manager Jon Deeble. He made his debut with the

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that year and allowed only 13 hits in 24^2/3 IP, posting a remarkable 0.73 ERA. In 2004, he was promoted and posted 4–3 with a 3.39 ERA for the

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but pitched with less success for the

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(0–1, 7.71). The next year, he was 6–3, 4.01 ERA with Lowell and was promoted to the

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(2–7, 6.15) for the rest of the season. In 2006, the southpaw was limited an injury to his elbow and spent his year back down with the GCL Red Sox (3.86) and

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(0–2, 4.64). He made his debut for the national team in the

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and performed well, not allowing any runs in 12 innings. He led the tournament with the lowest ERA and made the All-Star team as the top left-handed pitcher. In 2007, Adam worked out of the bullpen for Lowell (2–2, 4.70) and Greenville (1–0, 6.75). Blackley again starred in international play in the

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and was 1–0 with a 1.42 ERA, allowing just one run in six-plus innings against the

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and allowing one run in six against the

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in a quarterfinals victory. Travis pitched poorly against Mexico in 2008 for the Olympic Qualification Tournament, he left with a no-decision but Australia lost when Adam Bright struggled to relieve. Australia failed to qualify for the

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. He was then released by Boston and then signed with the

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, going 7–9 with a 4.98 ERA. That winter, he went 4–1 with a 3.95 ERA for the

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in the

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. Blackley was on the provisional Australian roster for the

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but did not make the final cut. He signed with the

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for 2009. In the 2009

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Nettuno phase, Blackley went 1–0, tossing 7

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innings against

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. He was Amsterdam's

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starter on 11 April. He allowed only 3 hits in 7 shutout innings for a win over

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, which had won two of the three prior titles. In the final four of the 2009 European Cup, Blackley was credited with a loss to

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. Blackley was announced for the roster of the

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for the

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's inaugural 2010–11 season.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Blackley, Adam 1985 births Living people Australian expatriate baseball players in the Netherlands Australian expatriate baseball players in the United States Augusta GreenJackets players Baseball pitchers Baseball players from Melbourne El Paso Diablos players Greenville Bombers players Greenville Drive players Gulf Coast Red Sox players Lowell Spinners players Melbourne Aces players Wilmington Blue Rocks players Sportsmen from Victoria (state) 21st-century Australian sportsmen