Blake King

Blake Matthew King

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 1", Weight 195 lb.
• School Eastern Oklahoma State College
• High School Bishop Kelley High School

• Born April 11, 1987 in Tulsa, OK USA

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Biographical Information

Blake King is a former right-handed minor league relief pitcher.

King was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals as a draft-and-follow pick in the 44th round of the 2005 amateur draft. He was signed by scout Steve Gossett and began his professional career the following year.

King pitched for the Johnson City Cardinals in 2006, going 4-3 with a 3.02 ERA in 13 starts, striking out 74 batters in 64 2/3 innings, while allowing only 37 hits. He pitched for the Batavia Muckdogs and Swing of the Quad Cities in 2007, going a combined 3-7 with a 4.96 ERA in 35 games (18 starts), striking out 127 batters in 110 2/3 innings. In 2008, King pitched for the Quad Cities River Bandits and Palm Beach Cardinals, going a combined 3-8 with a 4.52 ERA in 31 games (15 starts), striking out 105 batters in 93 2/3 innings. He converted to relief pitching in 2009, going 9-3 with a 3.18 ERA in 44 games (making only two starts) for the Palm Beach Cardinals and Springfield Cardinals. That year, he had 102 strikeouts in 79 1/3 innings. In 2010, with the Springfield Cardinals, King went 4-3 with a 2.91 ERA in 53 relief appearances, striking out 84 batters in 68 innings. He reached Triple-A for the first time in 2011, posting a 11.08 ERA in 15 appearances for the Memphis Redbirds. The Houston Astros claimed him off waivers and he finished out the year in their system, going a combined 2-2 with a 5.73 ERA in 50 games. With the independent Camden Riversharks in 2012, he went 3-5 with a 4.03 ERA in 42 games to finish out his career.

Overall, King went 28-31 with a 4.10 ERA in 268 games (50 starts) over seven seasons.

King is the great-nephew of Mickey Mantle. His brother, Sam King, played college ball from 2010 to 2013, but wasn't drafted.