Cory Steven Blaser (born December 8, 1981) is an American
Major League Baseball
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umpire
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The term derives from the Old French nonper, ''non'', "not" and ''per'', ...
. He umpired his first major league game on April 24, 2010.
Umpiring career
Blaser is a graduate of
Pomona High School and attended
Colorado State University.
He had previously worked in the
Arizona League
The Arizona Complex League (ACL) is a rookie-level Minor League Baseball league that operates in and around Phoenix, Arizona, since 1988. Prior to 2021, it was known as the Arizona League (AZL). Along with the Florida Complex League (FCL), it ...
Northwest League
The Northwest League is a Minor League Baseball league that operates in the Northwestern United States and Western Canada. A Class A Short Season league for most of its history, the league was promoted to High-A as part of Major League Basebal ...
,
Midwest League
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Carolina League
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Eastern League Florida Instructional League The Florida Instructional League (FIL), sometimes known informally as "instructs", is an American professional baseball league. The league was founded in 1958. Young major league prospects hone their skills in the FIL, while experienced players may ...
, and
Arizona Instructional League.
Blaser attended the
Harry Wendelstedt Umpire School
The Harry Wendelstedt Umpire School umpires for professional baseball is an independent umpire training program recognized by the minor leagues and major leagues. It is located in Ormond Beach, Florida. It runs for five weeks each early Januar ...
, and works as an instructor there in the off-season.
Blaser was officially named to the full-time MLB staff prior to the 2014 season. His uniform number is 89.
Blaser worked his first career MLB postseason game in right field on October 7, 2015, serving in the
2015 National League Wild Card Game
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between the
Chicago Cubs
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and the
Pittsburgh Pirates
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.
See also
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List of Major League Baseball umpires
The following is a list of major league baseball umpires. The list includes umpires who worked in any of four 19th century major leagues ( American Association, National Association, Players' League, Union Association), one defunct 20th century ...
References
External links
RetrosheetThe Baseball CubeClose Call Sports
1981 births
Living people
Major League Baseball umpires
Sportspeople from Denver
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