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Name	Team	Age
Jim Blyzka	Retired (2026, Age 36)	79
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 24 (2012)	C	B/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Lou Brock League	0	7 years (141 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B-	B+	C+
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
C+	B-	B
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B+	B-	C+
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	D
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
D+	A-	A-
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
A-	0	9/6/1990
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	1	2
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F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)
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F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)
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F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Year	Team	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	PH
2018	MIN	43	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	29
2019	MIN	89	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12
2020	MIN	71	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10
2021	MIN	97	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14
2022	MIN	43	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	37
2023	MIN	126	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
2024	MIN	124	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6
2025	MIN	140	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
2026-11-01	Jim Blyzka has retired from the Free Agency Pool
2026-04-05	The Minnesota Lumber Kings have waived Jim Blyzka.
2026-04-01	The Minnesota Lumber Kings have promoted Hideaki Ota to the major league team. The Minnesota Lumber Kings have designated Jim Blyzka for assignment.
2018-06-23	Jim Blyzka of the Minnesota Lumber Kings is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
2018-05-01	The Minnesota Lumber Kings have promoted Jim Blyzka to the major league team. The Minnesota Lumber Kings have sent Claire Nichols to the minors.