Blayne Enlow

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Blayne Enlow
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Enlow with the Fort Myers Miracle in 2019
Minnesota Twins
Pitcher
Born: (1999-03-21) March 21, 1999 (age 22)
Sorrento, Louisiana
Bats: Right
Throws: Right

Blayne Chanlar Enlow (born March 21, 1999) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Minnesota Twins organization.

Amateur career[]

Enlow attended St. Amant High School in Ascension Parish, Louisiana.[1] Before his sophomore year of high school, he broke an ankle and his pelvis in a car accident. He returned to play baseball in his junior year.[2] During his senior year, he played for the USA Baseball 18-and-under team.[3][4] He committed to attend Louisiana State University (LSU) to play college baseball for the LSU Tigers.[5]

Professional career[]

The Minnesota Twins selected Enlow in the third round, with the 76th overall selection, of the 2017 Major League Baseball draft.[6][7][8] He signed with the Twins, receiving a $2 million signing bonus, and was assigned to the Gulf Coast Twins of the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League.[9] He spent all of his first professional season with in the GCL, posting a 3–0 record with a 1.33 ERA in 20+1⁄3 innings.[10] He spent 2018 with the Cedar Rapids Kernels of the Class A Midwest League, going 3-5 with a 3.26 ERA over twenty games (17 starts).[11][12]

Enlow returned to Cedar Rapids to begin 2019 and was promoted to the Fort Myers Miracle of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League in May.[13][14] Over 21 games (twenty starts) between the two clubs, Enlow went 8-7 with a 3.82 ERA and 95 strikeouts over 110+2⁄3 innings.[15] Following the cancellation of the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, he returned to Cedar Rapids (now members of the High-A Central to begin the 2021 season.[16] He made three starts before it was announced he would be undergoing Tommy John surgery, thus ending his season.[17]

On November 19, 2021, the Twins selected Enlow's contract and added him to their 40-man roster.[18]

References[]

  1. ^ ROBIN FAMBROUGH (June 13, 2017). "Teeing one up: St. Amant's Blayne Enlow, Minnesota Twins swing a deal on the golf course | LSU". theadvocate.com. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
  2. ^ "St. Amant pitcher Blayne Enlow comes back stronger than ever | Baton Rouge". theadvocate.com. July 6, 2016. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
  3. ^ "St. Amant's Blayne Enlow makes USA Baseball 18-under team | High School Sports". theadvocate.com. September 22, 2016. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
  4. ^ http://www.weeklycitizen.com/news/20161003/enlow-makes-usa-national-team
  5. ^ "St. Amant pitcher Blayne Enlow commits to LSU | LSU". theadvocate.com. August 3, 2015. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
  6. ^ Velle, La (June 13, 2017). "Twins select prep righthander Blayne Enlow with third round pick". Star Tribune. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
  7. ^ Lopez, Andrew (June 13, 2017). "LSU signee Blayne Enlow drafted 76th overall by Minnesota". NOLA.com. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
  8. ^ Bollinger, Rhett (January 20, 2016). "Twins draft Blayne Enlow on Draft Day 2". Major League Baseball. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
  9. ^ "Former St. Amant standout Blayne Enlow signs with Twins | Sports". theadvocate.com. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
  10. ^ "Blayne Enlow Stats, Highlights, Bio – MiLB.com Stats – The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". Retrieved November 17, 2017.
  11. ^ "Blayne Enlow Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved November 14, 2018.
  12. ^ "Enlow posts six zeros for Cedar Rapids".
  13. ^ "Twins' Blayne Enlow: Promoted to High-A".
  14. ^ "5 questions as Cedar Rapids Kernels begin 2019 season".
  15. ^ https://twinsdaily.com/index.html/twins-minor-league-news-rumors/twins-daily-2021-top-prospects-10-rhp-blayne-enlow-r10347/
  16. ^ https://www.thegazette.com/article/blayne-enlow-is-lights-out-in-cedar-rapids-kernels-win-over-beloit/
  17. ^ https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/twins-blayne-enlow-requires-tommy-john-surgery/
  18. ^ https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2021/11/twins-designate-willians-astudillo-charlie-barnes-for-assignment.html

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