Blake Lalli

Blake Thomas Lalli

• Bats Left, Throws Right
• Height 6' 1", Weight 205 lb.
• School Gardner-Webb University
• High School Pine-Richland High School
• Debut May 18, 2012
• Last Game September 29, 2016
• Born May 12, 1983 in Gibsonia, PA USA

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Biographical Information

Blake Lalli was signed as an undrafted free agent by scout Billy Swoope in 2006. He made his pro debut that summer.

Lalli was a manager for the Kane County Cougars in 2018 and Jackson Generals in 2019. In 2020, he was field coordinator for the Arizona Diamondbacks. He was also set to return to Jackson as manager in 2020 before the season was cancelled due to Covid-19. Lalli was manager of the Reno Aces in 2021 and the Diamondbacks' minor league field coordinator in 2022. He returned to Reno in 2023.

In 2024, he donated a kidney to his long-time girlfriend, Aleah Hartung; given the two are not related, it was extremely unlikely that he would be a compatible donor - doctors put it at a one in a hundred thousand - but it turned out that he was in fact a matching donor and the transplant took place successfully that March. The Reno Aces have traditionally held a "Home Run for Life game", sponsored by the Donor Network West to honor a person in the community who has been impacted by organ, eye and tissue donation. In June that year, Blake and Aleah were the ones honored on the special day.

Year-By-Year Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs
2018	Kane County Cougars	Midwest League	72-66	6th	Arizona Diamondbacks
2019	Jackson Generals	Southern League	78-57	3rd	Arizona Diamondbacks	League Champs
2021	Reno Aces	Triple-A West	69-49	3rd	Arizona Diamondbacks	1-5
2023	Reno Aces	Pacific Coast League	88-62	3rd	Arizona Diamondbacks
2024	Reno Aces	Pacific Coast League			Arizona Diamondbacks

Further Reading

• Allison Mast: "1-in-100,000 chance: Triple-A manager a perfect match for girlfriend's life-saving transplant", mlb.com, June 29, 2024. [1]

Related Sites

• Blake Lalli on mlb.com