Blaine Boyer file
Position: Righthanded pitcher.
Age: 33 (born July 11, 1981, in Atlanta).
Height/weight.: 6-3, 225 pounds.
Resides: Marietta, Ga.
Drafted: Third round in 2000 by Atlanta.
Acquired: Signed as a minor league free agent.
Career: Seven major league seasons with Atlanta, St. Louis, Arizona, N.Y. Mets and San Diego; 9-15, 4.63 ERA in 265 appearances, all in relief.
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