Terry Fennell Blocker is a former Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball

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 outfielder

Outfielder

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 who played for the New York Mets

New York Mets

The New York Mets are a professional baseball team based in the borough of Queens in New York City, New York. They belong to Major League Baseball's National League East Division. One of baseball's first expansion teams, the Mets were founded in 1962 to replace New York's departed National League...

 and Atlanta Braves

Atlanta Braves

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 from 1985 to 1989.

Blocker attended Tennessee State University

Tennessee State University

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 and was the Mets' first round draft

Draft (sports)

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 pick in 1981 (#4 overall). In 1982 he played for the Mets' minor league affiliate

Minor league baseball

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 in Jackson

Jackson Mets

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, where he shared the outfield

Outfield

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 with two players who would go on to greater fame - Darryl Strawberry

Darryl Strawberry

Darryl Eugene Strawberry is a former American Major League Baseball outfielder who is well-known both for his play on the field and for his controversial behavior off it...

 and Billy Beane

Billy Beane

William Lamar "Billy" Beane III is a former Major League Baseball player and the current general manager and minority owner of the Oakland Athletics...

.

In 1985 Blocker played in 18 game

Game

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s in the Major Leagues for the New York Mets. He got one hit

Hit (baseball)

In baseball statistics, a hit , also called a base hit, is credited to a batter when the batter safely reaches first base after hitting the ball into fair territory, without the benefit of an error or a fielder's choice....

 in 15 at bat

At bat

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s. He spent the entire 1986 and 1987 seasons in the minor leagues. He was traded in the Braves before the 1988 season, and had his most successful season for the Braves in 1988. He played 66 games for the Braves in 1988, mostly as their center fielder

Center fielder

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, and had a batting average

Batting average

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 of .212 in 198 at bats. He also had 2 home run

Home run

In baseball, a home run is scored when the ball is hit in such a way that the batter is able to reach home safely in one play without any errors being committed by the defensive team in the process...

s, 10 rbis

Run batted in

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 and scored 13 runs

Run (baseball)

In baseball, a run is scored when a player advances around first, second and third base and returns safely to home plate, touching the bases in that order, before three outs are recorded and all obligations to reach base safely on batted balls are met or assured...

. 1989 was his final Major League season and he only played 26 games. An attempt to become a pitcher

Pitcher

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 did not prolong his career

Career

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, and he only pitched

Pitch (baseball)

In baseball, a pitch is the act of throwing a baseball toward home plate to start a play. The term comes from the Knickerbocker Rules. Originally, the ball had to be literally "pitched" underhand, as with pitching horseshoes. Overhand throwing was not allowed until 1884.The biomechanics of...

 1 inning

Inning

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in his Major League career, for the Braves in 1989.

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