Blas Minor

{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=Blas Minor

|position=Pitcher

|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1966|3|20}}

|birth_place=Merced, California, U.S.

|bats=Right

|throws=Right

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate=July 28

|debutyear=1992

|debutteam=Pittsburgh Pirates

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate=July 14

|finalyear=1997

|finalteam=Houston Astros

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=Win–loss record

|stat1value=13–10

|stat2label=Earned run average

|stat2value=4.40

|stat3label=Strikeouts

|stat3value=184

|teams=

Pittsburgh Pirates ({{mlby|1992}}–{{mlby|1994}})
New York Mets ({{mlby|1995}}–{{mlby|1996}})
Seattle Mariners ({{mlby|1996}})
Houston Astros ({{mlby|1997}})

}}

Blas Minor Jr. (born March 20, 1966), is a former professional baseball pitcher who played from 1992 to 1997. He would play for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1992–1994), New York Mets (1995–1996), Seattle Mariners (1996), and Houston Astros (1997).

Minor was named after Saint Blaise. He said "It goes back to my grandparents ... My name is a Mexican version of that name."{{cite news |last1=Giannone |first1=John |title=Meet the new Mets |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-news-meet-the-new-mets/143811908/ |access-date=21 March 2024 |work=Daily News |date=25 April 1995 |pages=53|author-link=John Giannone}}

After his playing career was over, Minor was a volunteer pitching coach at Hamilton High School in Chandler, Arizona.{{cite web|url=http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/chandler/2015/05/01/chandler-hamilton-principal-deprez-retire/26641873/|title=Chandler Hamilton principal retires from school he built|date=May 1, 2015|work=azcentral|accessdate=February 22, 2016}} Minor also worked for the fire department in Chandler. He has been described as a battalion chief, spokesman and public information officer for the department.{{cite news |last1=Walsh |first1=Jim |title=MLB alumni inspire kids at Tempe clinic |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/legends-for-youth-clinic-tempe-inspires-kids-c221876698 |access-date=20 March 2024 |work=MLB.com |publisher=Major League Baseball |date=April 1, 2017 |language=en}}{{cite news |title=Fire damages two hangars at Chandler airport |url=https://www.eastvalleytribune.com/crimeandsafety/fire-damages-two-hangars-at-chandler-airport/article_9ad16f66-293d-11e7-8de1-cb1826d122c3.html |access-date=20 March 2024 |work=East Valley Tribune |date=25 April 2017 |language=en}}{{cite news |title=Chandler mobilizing door-to-door vols to combat drownings |url=https://www.wranglernews.com/2018/03/29/chandler-mobilizing-door-to-door-vols-to-combat-drownings/ |access-date=20 March 2024 |date=29 March 2018}}

Minor is the uncle of baseball player Daulton Jefferies.{{cite news |title=Baseball Player of the Year: Jefferies continued family's legacy at Buhach Colony |url=https://www.modbee.com/latest-news/article3144676.html |access-date=26 December 2021 |work=The Modesto Bee |date=June 23, 2012}}