Biography of Blake Treinen [Age, Height, Family, Wife, Net Worth & Salary]

He remained with the Nationals and achieved a 3.86 ERA with a 2-5 record with 65 strikeouts for the season. Treinen was noted for struggling to retire left-handed batters.

2016-2017

During the Nationals’ 2016 season, he achieved 2.28 ERA on the year and narrowed his platoon splits versus left-handed hitting.

He thanked his then-teammate Matt Belisle and the Nationals’ pitching coach Mike Maddux for helping him achieve it. He led the National League in groundballs induced by 65.9% on the season.

His strength was a double-play ball, a role that was possible with his high-90s sinking fastball. He remained with the Nationals for the year and made his first playoff appearance.

The team won in Game 2 against the Los Angeles Dodgers and lost in Game 4 in the 2016 National League Division Series because of him.

For the 2017 season, the Nationals named Blake as their closing pitcher.

On Opening Day, Treinen pitched a perfect inning in the top of the ninth against the Miami Marlins with two strikeouts to end the game, earning the save, the second of his career.

In a couple of weeks, he achieved a 7.11 ERA and was removed from the role for Shawn Kelley and then Koda Glover.

In June, Treinen’s batting average on balls in play against him gradually regressed toward his career norms.

He retook the role to close out the ninth inning of a 4-2 game against the Chicago Cubs on June 29. He gave up three earned runs, but the Cubs won 5-4.

Oakland Athletics (2017-2019)

The Nationals traded Blake back to the Athletics on July 16, 2017, where he took the closing pitcher’s role.

He had achieved 0-2 with a 5.73 ERA, and three out of five in save opportunities converted over 37 appearances. After the trade, he converted 13 of 16 save opportunities.

In early September, he took three losses in a row, but during the fourth one, the Athletics rallied for two runs in the bottom of the ninth to walk off the Houston Astros 9-8 and got credited with the win instead.

He got 13 saves, including his last 12 opportunities in a row. In the first half of 2018, Blake was named an All-Star and had a 5-1 record with a 0.79 ERA and 23 saves.

Overall in the 2018 season, he had a 9-2 record, 38 saves, and a 0.78 ERA. He has quoted:

“I didn’t think I was going to have a chance to be an All-Star, I was just trying to stay in the big leagues as long as I could. And it is just funny how God spun it back around for my first All-Star game to be back in D.C. (where he played for three seasons before a trade to Oakland in 2017).”

Before the 2019 season, negotiations happened, and he was earning a $6.4 million salary for the season.

However, on June 21, 2019, Blake was placed on the injured list with soreness in his right shoulder after a game against the Tampa Bay Rays. On December 2, 2019, he became a free agent.

Los Angeles Dodgers (2020-Present)

On December 15, 2019, Blake signed a contract of one year and $10 million with the Los Angeles Dodgers. He appeared in 27 games with a 3-3 record and 3.86 ERA.

After the season, the Los Angeles Dodgers re-signed Blake to a two-year, $17.5 million contract.

Blake Treinen | Career Stats

Blake Treinen | Net Worth

As Blake is a baseball player, he has a high salary and a lot of endorsement deals. His base salary is $10 million.