Blake Shane Gailen (; born March 27, 1985) is an

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hitting coach for the

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and left-handed former professional

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. He played for the

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. In high school, Gailen was first-team All-West Valley League in California in his junior and senior seasons. He played baseball for Glendale Community College, where he was All-

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as a freshman and All-Southern California Team as a sophomore. He played summer ball, and was a

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All Star during the 2005 and 2006 seasons. In 2011 Gailen won the American Association batting title with a .406 batting average, a new league record. In 2012, he was named the

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Most Valuable Player as well as ''

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s Independent League Player of the Year, and starting All Star in left field, after batting .338 (winning his second consecutive league batting title) with 22 home runs, 89 RBIs, and 25 stolen bases. In 2014, he was named to the Atlantic League's All-Star team. He played in Double–A for the

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organization in 2011 and 2015, and in Triple–A for the

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organization in 2013. Through 2018, Gailen had played 1,226 games over 12 seasons, and batted .306 with 167 home runs in aggregate. Gailen played for Team Israel at the 2017 World Baseball Classic in 2017, and in the

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in 2019, where he was named the MVP. He signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2017. After finishing the season with the Tulsa Drillers, Gailen was brought back for spring training. He did not make the team out of spring training and played the season out with the Lancaster Barnstormers. In 2018, he became a dual

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. Gailen again signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers in January 2019. Out of spring training, he was assigned to the Triple-A

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. He played for Team Israel at the

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. He also played for the team at the Africa/Europe 2020 Olympic Qualification tournament in Italy in 2019, which Israel won to qualify to play

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. In October 2020, Gailen signed a contract with the

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of the

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. He played center field for Team Israel at the

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in Tokyo in the summer of 2021.

Early life

Gailen was born in Verdugo Hills, California, to Scott and Charlene ("Char") Gailen, and grew up in

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."Blake Gailen Stats, Highlights, Bio"
milb.com.
, UNLVRebels.com. He has an older sister named Jenni. Gailen is Jewish. He and major league infielder

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—also a member of the Israeli national baseball team—have been friends since they were children, and Gailen attended Satin's

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.Rob Isbitts (November 10, 2016
"Blake Gailen’s long road to Team Israel,"
''Jewish Baseball News'' Asked about his height, Gailen said: "I like to say, 5-8¾." He played baseball in high school for

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, where Gailen pitched (throwing a

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as a senior, and going 19-4 his last two seasons) as well as played outfield and hit, graduating in 2003.J.J. Cooper (October 17, 2012)
"Blake Gailen Earns Independent Leagues Player Of The Year Honors"
''Baseball America'' He was first-team All-West Valley League in his junior and senior seasons. He went un-drafted after high school.Eric Sondheimer (August 25, 2013)

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College

Gailen played baseball in college first for Glendale Community College (graduating in 2005), where he was All-

as a freshman and All-Southern California Team as a sophomore. He played summer ball for the

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during the 2005 and 2006 seasons, both pitching and playing outfield, and was a

All Star both seasons. He then played for the

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Rebels baseball team, where Gailen was named the

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Player of the Week on February 12, 2007, and graduated with a degree in Communications in 2007.Kyle Franzoni (August 24, 2013)
"Blue Jays Sign Former Atlantic League MVP Blake Gailen"
''Jays Journal'' He went un-drafted after college.

Professional career

Gailen was signed in 2011 and 2015 by the

. He has also played in the

organization (which signed him in 2013), the

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organization (which signed him in 2017 and 2019), on independent league teams, and in Mexico and Venezuela.

Anderson Joes

Gailen began his professional career in 2007 with the minor league baseball independent team the

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of the

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, batting .368/.455/.526 in 42 games."Gailen Signs up for Fourth Barnstormers Season"
OurSports Central, March 12, 2015.

Wichita Wingnuts

On July 28, 2008, playing for the

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, he was named the American Association Batter of the Week.

Chico Outlaws

In 2009, Gailen batted .355 with the

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of the

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, and was the youngest batter in the top 10 in batting in the league. In 2010, he batted .387. (finishing 2nd in the league to Larry Bigbie in batting average)/.480 (3rd in the league)/.603 for Chico, and was a league All Star.

Lincoln Saltdogs

In 2011, he won the American Association batting title with a league-leading .406 batting average, a new league record, while playing for the

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. He played center field and batted leadoff for the Saltdogs, and also led the league in on-base percentage (.479) and slugging percentage (.622).

Los Angeles Angels

Gailen was then signed to a minor league contract by the

in July 2011, and played for the Double–A

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of the

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, replacing

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who had just been called up."Blake Gailen Independent, Winter, Minor & Mexican Leagues Statistics & History,
Baseball-Reference.com In 29 games, playing right field primarily, he batted .208.

Lancaster Barnstormers

In 2012 Gailen was named the

Most Valuable Player as well as ''

s Independent League Player of the Year, and starting All Star in left field, after batting .338 (winning his second consecutive league batting title, and setting a team record)/.415 (leading the league)/.534 with 22 home runs, 89 RBIs, and 25 stolen bases for the

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."Blue Jays sign OF Blake Gailen; Former Atlantic League MVP joins Bisons"
milb.com, August 24, 2013.

Toronto Blue Jays

In August 2013, he was signed to a minor league contract by the

, as Gailen was leading the Atlantic League in doubles and walks while playing in 113 games for the Lancaster Barnstormers. He played in eight games for Toronto’s Triple-A affiliate, the

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, batting .286. He then played in 46 games for the Venados de Mazatlan in the

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Lancaster Barnstormers (second stint)

In 2014, playing again for the Lancaster Barnstormers, Gailen was named to the Atlantic League's All-Star team, and for the season batted .350/.460/.646 with 18 homers, 52 RBIs, and a 1.107 OPS. Manager

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said: "This guy is one of the best, if not the best, players in the league." He also played 51 games for

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of the

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, batting .271/.385/.537 with 11 home runs. He then played 22 games for

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of the

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, and 19 games for the Venados de Mazatlan in the Mexican Pacific Winter League.

Los Angeles Angels (second stint)

In 2015, he started the season again playing for the Lancaster Barnstormers, and in June after 44 games was again signed to a minor league contract by the Los Angeles Angels. The Angels assigned him to the Double–A Arkansas Travelers, and that month he was Player of the Month for the Travelers, for whom he played in 76 games during the season.

Lancaster Barnstormers (third stint)

In 2016, after off-season surgery he played in 48 games for the Lancaster Barnstormers."Blake Gailen returning to Barnstormers,"
''Lancaster Online''. In 2017, Gailen began the season back with the Lancaster Barnstormers. In 54 games he batted .323/.408/.521, raising his career records with the Barnstormers to first all-time in home runs (72), runs scored (309), hits (524), and doubles (108), and tied for first in RBIs (273), while tied for second in steals (75 steals).

Los Angeles Dodgers

Gailen signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers on June 25, 2017, and was assigned to the Double–A

in the

. In 49 games for Tulsa, he hit .300/.369/.500. He was released by the organization on March 22, 2018.

Lancaster Barnstormers (fourth stint)

On March 30, 2018, Gailen re-signed with the Lancaster Barnstormers. In 126 games he batted .282/.378/.511 and led the Atlantic League in home runs (28; one short of the franchise record) and RBIs (91), while coming in second in walks (72).">"Barnstormers' Blake Gailen signs with Dodgers,"
''Lancaster Online'', January 22, 2019. He was named an All Star for the third time. His 99 career home runs in the Atlantic League were 10th-most in league history. He became a free agent following the 2018 season. On October 31, 2018, Gailen signed with the

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of the

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Los Angeles Dodgers (second stint)

On January 22, 2019, Gailen signed a minor league contract with the

. Playing for the Triple-A

in 2019, he batted .250/.321/.396 with one home run and six RBI. Gailen elected free agency following the season on November 4. On January 9, 2020, Gailen re-signed with the Dodgers organization on a minor league contract. He did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the

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. Gailen was released by the Dodgers organization on July 1.

Melbourne Aces

On October 3, 2020, Gailen signed a contract with the

of the

for the 2020-21 season.

Lancaster Barnstormers (fifth stint)

On March 24, 2021, Gailen signed with the

of the

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for the 2021 season. In 2021 he batted .279/.421/.519 with 18 home runs, 72 RBI, and 68 walks (7th in the league) in 287 at bats for Lancaster. He became a free agent following the season.

Coaching career

On December 23, 2021, Gailen announced that he would be joining the

organization as a coach in the hitting department and retire as an active player. In 2022, he was the hitting coach for the

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. On February 23, 2024, Gailen was announced as the hitting coach for the Single–A

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. In 2025, Gailen was named as hitting coach for the

the Double-A affiliate of the

Team Israel

Gailen played for

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qualifier. After not playing in the first game, he was a late-inning defensive replacement in the second game, but did not bat. Gailen started the third game in center field, and hit a two-run home run in the 5th inning, while walking twice and scoring an additional run. Gailen played left field for Team Israel at the 2017 World Baseball Classic main tournament, in March 2017."MLB Players Ty Kelly, Sam Fuld Commit to World Baseball Classic Roster; Team Israel stated that it is finalizing its roster for the upcoming World Baseball Classic in March in South Korea."
''

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'', January 20, 2017. He said: "it was the best experience of my life, there’s not even a question." In October 2018 he became a dual Israeli citizen, partly to help Israel’s baseball team make the

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. He played for Team Israel in the

in early July 2019 in

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, as it won all six of its games and advanced to the playoffs against Team Lithuania in the 2019 Playoff Series at the end of July 2019 for the last qualifying spot for the

. He was named the MVP of the tournament, as he batted .571 (2nd in the tournament)/.654 (leading the tournament)/1.048 (2nd). He played for Team Israel at the

, where he batted .355/.412/.742 with 3 home runs and 8 RBIs in 31 at bats in seven games and was tied for second among all Championship batters in doubles (3), fifth in total bases (23), and tied for sixth in hits (11). He also played for the team at the Africa/Europe 2020 Olympic Qualification tournament in Italy in September 2019, which Israel won to qualify to play

in Tokyo. He played center field and batted .286/.375/.333 in the tournament. Gailen said that as the last game of the tournament ended, with Israel qualifying for the 2020 Olympics: "I don't remember ever crying during a game... But I was super emotional. This is the Olympics. It hit me so hard. And I saw how hard it was hitting the guys around me." He played center field for Team Israel at the

in Tokyo in the summer of 2021.

Awards

*2012

Independent League Player of the Year *

All-Star (2010) *

champion (2010) *

Player of the Year (2012) *

All-Star (2012, 2014, 2018) *

All-Time Hits Leader *

champion (

2021 Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the emergence of multiple Variants of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 variants. The major global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, which began at the end of 2020, continued ...

)

References

External links

*
2020 Olympic Profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gailen, Blake 1985 births Living people American expatriate baseball players in Mexico Anderson Joes players Arkansas Travelers players Baseball players from Los Angeles Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players Chico Outlaws players El Camino Real High School alumni Glendale Vaqueros baseball players Jews from California Israeli baseball players Jewish American baseball players Lancaster Barnstormers players Leones del Caracas players American expatriate baseball players in Venezuela Lincoln Saltdogs players Mexican League baseball outfielders Seminole County Naturals players Tomateros de Culiacán players Toros de Tijuana players Tulsa Drillers players UNLV Rebels baseball players Venados de Mazatlán players Wichita Wingnuts players 2017 World Baseball Classic players Oklahoma City Dodgers players 2019 European Baseball Championship players Melbourne Aces players Baseball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic baseball players for Israel 21st-century American Jews People from West Hills, Los Angeles