Ronald Patrick Blazier (July 30, 1971 – December 4, 2021) was an American

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, who played in

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(MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies (–). He threw and batted

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Biography

Blazier was signed by the Phillies as an amateur free agent, mid-way through the season. Over the course of Blazier's brief big league career, he compiled a 4–2

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, pitching in 63 games, with an

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(ERA) of 5.38. He was elected to the Blair County Sports Hall of Fame in 2008 having attended local area high school Bellwood-Antis. Blazier was employed as a forklift operator at PGW Industries in

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Death

Blazier died at his home in

Bellwood, Pennsylvania Bellwood is a borough in Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Altoona, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was at 1,829 as of the 2020 census. Geography Bellwood is located at (40.601566, -78.333616). Acco ...

on December 4, 2021. He was fifty years old."Ronald Patrick Blazier July 30, 1971 – Dec. 4, 2021" (obituary), ''Altoona Mirror'', Tuesday, December 7, 2021.
Retrieved December 7, 2021 The cause of death was not disclosed.

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