Richard Sidney Bleier is a well-known professional baseball player who was born in America. For the Miami Marlins, he is a player. He serves as the Miami Marlins pitcher. He was created on April 16, 1987, in Davie, Florida, in the United States.
He was selected a State of Florida All-Star in 2005 when he was still a high school student. He was unanimously selected as the Atlantic Sun Conference Pitcher of the Year and First Team All-Sun Conference during his junior year in college at Florida Gulf Coast University. In the sixth round of the 2008 MLB Draft, the Texas Rangers picked Bleier.
He had the second-highest strikeout total (125) in the Rangers’ minor league system in 2009, as well as the lowest walk-to-inning ratio in the California League. Before the 2015 campaign began, Bleier signed with the Washington Nationals, played for the Harrisburg Senators, and finished the year as the pitcher with the most wins (14) and the lowest ERA (2.57) in the Nationals’ minor league system.
After pitching 956 innings over nine minor league seasons, Bleier made his major league debut for the New York Yankees in 2016. Since the team’s founding in 1919, only 12 pitchers have accomplished this feat, and he was one of them. In 2016, he had a 1.96 ERA in 23 relief appearances. The Yankees traded him in February 2017 to the Baltimore Orioles.
Richard Bleier Contract
Richard Bleier has signed a 2-year contract worth $6 million with the Miami Marlins.
Richard Bleier Salary
He earns $3 million as the average annual salary per his contract with the Marlins.
Richard Bleier’s Net Worth
Richard Bleier’s Net Worth has been estimated to be between $1 million and $5 million.