Guessing Obscure Atlanta Braves Players from the Past: This one won't bore you

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The daily trivia game ‘Immaculate Grid’has been a fun and exciting challenge for baseball fans. We wanted to create something similar related to the Atlanta Braves. Welcome to House That Hank Built’s new series: Guessing Obscure Braves Players From the Past! Missed yesterday’s? Play here.

We will give you five hints at a random player that donned an Atlanta Braves jersey and see if you can guess from there! Have fun and no cheating! We aren't here to bore you, so here we go.

Hint #1: This player spent a total of 12 seasons in the MLB. He made appearances for the Atlanta Braves, Arizona Diamondbacks, Kansas City Royals, Minnesota Twins, New York Mets, St. Louis Cardinals, Boston Red Sox, San Diego Padres, and Milwaukee Brewers. He spent 5 seasons with Atlanta.

Hint #2: This relief pitcher wore jersey numbers: 48, 78, 56, 54, 55, 23, 58, 36, and 51 across his time in the big leagues.

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Hint #3: This player posted a career ERA of 4.55 in 468.1 innings pitched. He appeared in 447 games in his 12 seasons and ended his career with a 17-27 record. All of his outings were of the relief variety.

Hint #4: This player was never selected for an all-star game nor did he achieve any other personal award in 12 seasons. He had two nicknames: 'Grande Rojo' and 'Blazer'.

Hint #5: Of his 12 seasons, his first season in the MLB (2005) with the Atlanta Braves was arguably his best. He pitched in 43 games this season as a 23 year old kid and posted a 3.11 ERA to go along with a 4-2 record. He struck out 33 batters in his 37.2 innings pitched that season.

Do you know it now? If so, check your answer on the next slide. If not, see if the name rings a bell.

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Answer: Blaine Boyer

Blaine Boyer was drafted in the third round of the 2000 MLB draft by his hometown Atlanta Braves. Boyer attended Walton High School in Marietta, Georgia. At the age of 23, he made his MLB debut in 2005 with the Braves. Boyer was with Atlanta until he made his way to St. Louis in the middle of the 2009 season.

During his time with the Braves, Boyer went 6-9 with a 5.46 ERA. After havig a fairly successful 2005 season, his Braves career ERA took a major hit due to a few bad outings and not having a chance at redemption.

In 2006, he gave up 3 earned runs in just 0.2 innings. He also only pitched 1.1 innings for Atlanta in 2009 before he was sent to St. Louis and in that short amount of time he surrendered 6 earned runs.

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Answer: Blaine Boyer

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