Cory Steven Blaser (born December 8, 1981) is an American

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. He umpired his first major league game on April 24, 2010.

Umpiring career

Blaser is a graduate of Pomona High School and attended

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. He had previously worked in the

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Eastern League

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, and

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. Blaser attended the

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, 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 between the

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and the

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Umpiring career

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