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style="background-color: #DCDCDC !important; color: #000000 !important;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">MLB debut</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">June 16, 2014, for the Detroit Tigers</td></tr><tr style="background-color: #DCDCDC !important; color: #000000 !important;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Last MLB appearance</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">August 3, 2021, for the Milwaukee Brewers</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr style="background-color: #DCDCDC !important; color: #000000 !important;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">MLB statistics</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:right; width:50%; padding-right:0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching)" title="Win–loss record (pitching)">Win–loss record</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;">14–11</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:right; width:50%; padding-right:0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Earned_run_average" title="Earned run average">Earned run average</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;">3.78</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:right; width:50%; padding-right:0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Strikeout" title="Strikeout">Strikeouts</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;">230</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;"><b><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hardybl01.shtml">Stats</a> at <a href="/wiki/Baseball_Reference" title="Baseball Reference">Baseball Reference</a></b> <span class="mw-valign-text-top noprint" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16231696#P1825" title="Edit this at Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this at Wikidata" 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href="/wiki/2019_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2019 Major League Baseball season">2019</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Brewers" title="Milwaukee Brewers">Milwaukee Brewers</a> (<a href="/wiki/2021_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2021 Major League Baseball season">2021</a>)</li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Blaine Patrick Hardy</b> (born March 14, 1987) is an American former <a href="/wiki/Professional_baseball" title="Professional baseball">professional baseball</a> <a href="/wiki/Pitcher" title="Pitcher">pitcher</a>. He played in <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a> (MLB) for the <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Tigers" title="Detroit Tigers">Detroit Tigers</a> and <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Brewers" title="Milwaukee Brewers">Milwaukee Brewers</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="College_career">College career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Blaine_Hardy&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: College career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Hardy attended <a href="/wiki/Edmonds-Woodway_High_School" class="mw-redirect" title="Edmonds-Woodway High School">Edmonds-Woodway High School</a> in <a href="/wiki/Edmonds,_Washington" title="Edmonds, Washington">Edmonds, Washington</a>, graduating in 2005.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He then enrolled at the University of Portland in 2006 where he played for the school's <a href="/wiki/College_baseball" title="College baseball">college baseball</a> team. Hardy then transferred to Bellevue College for the 2007 season, and would go on to play for <a href="/wiki/Lewis%E2%80%93Clark_State_College" title="Lewis–Clark State College">Lewis–Clark State College</a> in 2008. Hardy was a member of the Lewis–Clark <a href="/wiki/National_Association_of_Intercollegiate_Athletics" title="National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics">National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics</a> <a href="/wiki/NAIA_World_Series" title="NAIA World Series">World Series</a> championship team in 2008.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Professional_career">Professional career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Blaine_Hardy&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Professional career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Kansas_City_Royals">Kansas City Royals</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Blaine_Hardy&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Kansas City Royals"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Royals" title="Kansas City Royals">Kansas City Royals</a> selected Hardy in the 22nd round of the <a href="/wiki/2008_Major_League_Baseball_Draft" class="mw-redirect" title="2008 Major League Baseball Draft">2008 MLB Draft</a>. In 2009, Hardy appeared with the Double-A <a href="/wiki/Northwest_Arkansas_Naturals" title="Northwest Arkansas Naturals">Northwest Arkansas Naturals</a> and Triple-A <a href="/wiki/Omaha_Royals" class="mw-redirect" title="Omaha Royals">Omaha Royals</a>. In 2011, Hardy was invited to Spring Training, but did not make the club and was assigned to the Triple-A <a href="/wiki/Omaha_Storm_Chasers" title="Omaha Storm Chasers">Omaha Storm Chasers</a>, and split the season between Omaha and Northwest Arkansas.<sup id="cite_ref-Blaine_Hardy_Stats,_Fantasy_&_News_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Blaine_Hardy_Stats,_Fantasy_&_News-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2012, Hardy split the season again between the Storm Chasers and Naturals before being released during <a href="/wiki/Spring_training" title="Spring training">spring training</a> on March 21, 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-niche_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-niche-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Detroit_Tigers">Detroit Tigers</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Blaine_Hardy&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Detroit Tigers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Hardy signed with the <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Tigers" title="Detroit Tigers">Detroit Tigers</a> in April 2013, and they assigned him to the <a href="/wiki/Erie_SeaWolves" title="Erie SeaWolves">Erie SeaWolves</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Class_AA" class="mw-redirect" title="Class AA">Class AA</a> <a href="/wiki/Eastern_League_(1938%E2%80%932020)" class="mw-redirect" title="Eastern League (1938–2020)">Eastern League</a>. Hardy finished with a 2–2 record and a 1.63 <a href="/wiki/Earned_run_average" title="Earned run average">earned run average</a> (ERA) as a reliever before he was promoted to the <a href="/wiki/Toledo_Mud_Hens" title="Toledo Mud Hens">Toledo Mud Hens</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Class_AAA" class="mw-redirect" title="Class AAA">Class AAA</a> <a href="/wiki/International_League" title="International League">International League</a>. He was pressed into duty as a <a href="/wiki/Starting_pitcher" title="Starting pitcher">starting pitcher</a> due to a pitching shortage and performed well.<sup id="cite_ref-niche_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-niche-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He finished the season with an 8–3 record and a 1.67 ERA between Double-A Erie and Triple-A Toledo.<sup id="cite_ref-emerging_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-emerging-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2014">2014</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Blaine_Hardy&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: 2014"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Hardy was a non-roster invitee to spring training in 2014, and impressed as he competed for a role as the team's <a href="/wiki/Long_reliever" title="Long reliever">long reliever</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-emerging_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-emerging-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Tigers reassigned him to minor league camp towards the end of spring training.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On June 15, 2014, the Detroit Tigers purchased Hardy's contract from Triple-A Toledo, and he was added to the 25-man roster.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Hardy made his major league debut for the Detroit Tigers the next day in a game against the <a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Royals" title="Kansas City Royals">Kansas City Royals</a>, pitching two scoreless innings, allowing one hit, walking two and striking out two.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He performed well in his first major league season, posting a 2.54 ERA in 39 innings pitched. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2015">2015</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Blaine_Hardy&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: 2015"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Hardy made the Tiger roster for <a href="/wiki/Opening_Day" title="Opening Day">Opening Day</a> in the 2015 season, but was held back for extended spring training due to a minor injury. On August 23, 2015, Hardy's homerless streak of <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1154941027">.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}</style><span class="frac">84<span class="sr-only">+</span><span class="num">2</span>⁄<span class="den">3</span></span> innings ended after allowing a home run to <a href="/wiki/Mike_Napoli" title="Mike Napoli">Mike Napoli</a>. This was the longest active homerless innings streak in the major leagues. The last time Hardy had allowed a home run was to <a href="/wiki/Jason_Castro_(baseball)" title="Jason Castro (baseball)">Jason Castro</a> on June 27, 2014. Hardy holds the franchise record for the most appearances by a left-hander without allowing a home run, at 87, and was two appearances away from tying <a href="/wiki/Bernie_Boland" title="Bernie Boland">Bernie Boland</a>'s record for 89 homerless appearances.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He would finish the season with a 3.08 ERA, while striking out 55 batters in <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1154941027"><span class="frac">61<span class="sr-only">+</span><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">3</span></span> innings. He appeared in a team-high 70 games in 2015. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2016">2016</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Blaine_Hardy&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: 2016"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On May 12, 2016, Hardy was optioned to the Triple-A Toledo Mud Hens.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He made seven appearances between June 6 and 18 before being optioned to Toledo again. He was called up to the Tigers again in August, and pitched three scoreless innings of an August 9 game against the <a href="/wiki/Seattle_Mariners" title="Seattle Mariners">Seattle Mariners</a>. For the 2016 season, Hardy made 21 relief appearances, posting a 1–0 record with a 3.51 ERA in <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1154941027"><span class="frac">25<span class="sr-only">+</span><span class="num">2</span>⁄<span class="den">3</span></span> innings pitched. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2017">2017</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Blaine_Hardy&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: 2017"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Hardy again split time between Toledo and Detroit in 2017. He struggled with the Tigers this season, posting a 5.94 ERA and 1.77 WHIP while striking out 28 batters in <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1154941027"><span class="frac">33<span class="sr-only">+</span><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">3</span></span> innings. On November 25, 2017, the Tigers avoided arbitration with Hardy, agreeing on a one-year contract.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2018">2018</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Blaine_Hardy&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: 2018"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On March 25, 2018, Hardy was outrighted to Triple-A Toledo by the Tigers.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On May 4, 2018, the Tigers purchased Hardy's minor league contract and added him to the roster.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Hardy made his first major league start on May 13, giving up two earned runs in <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1154941027"><span class="frac">4<span class="sr-only">+</span><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">3</span></span> innings against the <a href="/wiki/Seattle_Mariners" title="Seattle Mariners">Seattle Mariners</a>, while throwing a career-high 79 pitches.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In his third start on May 27, Hardy went a career-high seven innings and threw 85 pitches, giving up just one run and three hits against the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_White_Sox" title="Chicago White Sox">Chicago White Sox</a> to earn his first major league win as a starter. Due to injuries to <a href="/wiki/Francisco_Liriano" title="Francisco Liriano">Francisco Liriano</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jordan_Zimmermann" title="Jordan Zimmermann">Jordan Zimmermann</a>, Hardy continued to pitch in the Tigers starting rotation through the month of June. He made seven total starts, going 3–1 with a 3.66 ERA in those games, before returning to the bullpen on July 1.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He earned his first major league <a href="/wiki/Save_(baseball)" title="Save (baseball)">save</a> on July 2 against the <a href="/wiki/Toronto_Blue_Jays" title="Toronto Blue Jays">Toronto Blue Jays</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Back in the rotation on August 3, Hardy took a no-hitter against the <a href="/wiki/2018_Oakland_Athletics_season" title="2018 Oakland Athletics season">Oakland Athletics</a> into the seventh inning, before an infield single by <a href="/wiki/Jed_Lowrie" title="Jed Lowrie">Jed Lowrie</a> ruined the no-hit bid. He finished the game allowing one hit, with two walks and six strikeouts on a career-high 106 pitches.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On August 17, Hardy was placed on the 10-day disabled list due to elbow tendinitis.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>For the 2018 season, Hardy appeared in 30 games (13 starts), compiling a 4–5 record, 3.56 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, and 66 strikeouts in 86 innings. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2019">2019</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Blaine_Hardy&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: 2019"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On January 11, 2019, the Tigers avoided arbitration with Hardy, agreeing on a one-year, $1.3 million contract.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Despite having pitched in 194 games for the Tigers over five seasons, 2019 marked the first time in his career that Hardy was with the team for an opening day.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After putting up a 4.47 ERA in 44 1/3 innings in 2019, mostly with elbow pain, Hardy was optioned to the <a href="/wiki/Toledo_Mud_Hens" title="Toledo Mud Hens">Toledo Mud Hens</a> on August 9. Hardy opted to receive <a href="/wiki/Platelet-rich_plasma" title="Platelet-rich plasma">PRP injections</a> to treat his elbow on August 13 after seeking a second opinion during the 72-hour window to report to Toledo. Hardy was then placed on the 60-day injured list which ended his season.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His option was rescinded since he had his elbow treated prior to reporting to his minor league assignment.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Hardy was outrighted off the Tigers roster and elected free agency on October 24, 2019.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Minnesota_Twins">Minnesota Twins</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Blaine_Hardy&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Minnesota Twins"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On February 2, 2019, Hardy signed a minor league contract with the <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Twins" title="Minnesota Twins">Minnesota Twins</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On March 27, 2020, it was announced that Hardy underwent <a href="/wiki/Ulnar_collateral_ligament_reconstruction" title="Ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction">Tommy John surgery</a>, ending his 2020 season before it began.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He became a free agent on November 2.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Milwaukee_Brewers">Milwaukee Brewers</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Blaine_Hardy&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Milwaukee Brewers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On January 28, 2021, Hardy signed a minor league contract with the <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Brewers" title="Milwaukee Brewers">Milwaukee Brewers</a> organization and was invited to Spring Training.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was assigned to the Triple-A <a href="/wiki/Nashville_Sounds" title="Nashville Sounds">Nashville Sounds</a> to begin the season.<sup id="cite_ref-Blaine_Hardy_Stats,_Fantasy_&_News_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Blaine_Hardy_Stats,_Fantasy_&_News-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On August 1, 2021, Hardy's contract was selected by the Brewers.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Hardy was returned to Triple-A Nashville on August 9, after allowing 2 runs in his only inning of work.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He elected free agency following the season on November 7. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sioux_City_Explorers">Sioux City Explorers</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Blaine_Hardy&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Sioux City Explorers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On April 14, 2022, Hardy signed with the <a href="/wiki/Sioux_City_Explorers" title="Sioux City Explorers">Sioux City Explorers</a> of the <a href="/wiki/American_Association_of_Professional_Baseball" title="American Association of Professional Baseball">American Association of Professional Baseball</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Hardy made 23 appearances (3 starts) for Sioux City in 2022, recording a 3–2 record and 4.78 ERA with 51 strikeouts in <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1154941027"><span class="frac">52<span class="sr-only">+</span><span class="num">2</span>⁄<span class="den">3</span></span> innings pitched. He was released following the season on October 10. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Coaching_career">Coaching career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Blaine_Hardy&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Coaching career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On February 27, 2023, Hardy was announced as the head baseball coach at <a href="/wiki/Central_Lakes_College" title="Central Lakes College">Central Lakes College</a> in <a href="/wiki/Brainerd,_Minnesota" title="Brainerd, Minnesota">Brainerd, Minnesota</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Pitch_selection">Pitch selection</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Blaine_Hardy&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Pitch selection"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Hardy throws a <a href="/wiki/Fastball" title="Fastball">fastball</a> in the 87–91 mph range that he will occasionally <a href="/wiki/Cut_fastball" title="Cut fastball">cut</a> for late movement. His most effective pitch is an upper-70s <a href="/wiki/Curveball" title="Curveball">curveball</a>, which has yielded most of his strikeouts to date. He mixes in a <a href="/wiki/Changeup" title="Changeup">changeup</a> at 78–81 mph.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Blaine_Hardy&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://myedmondsnews.com/2012/04/e-w-grad-blaine-hardy-gets-ichiro-to-ground-out-as-he-faces-home-town-team/">"E-W grad Blaine Hardy gets Ichiro to ground out as he faces home-town team"</a>. 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