Paul Blackburn

ABOUT PAUL BLACKBURN

Professional pitcher that was drafted by the Chicago Cubs during the first round of the 2012 MLB Draft. He was acquired by the Oakland Athletics via trade in November 2016.

He began his professional career playing for the Cubs' rookie affiliate team the AZL Cubs.

He made his major league debut pitching against the Atlanta Braves on July 1, 2017 as a member of the Athletics.

He is a native of Antioch, California.

He was once packaged in a trade that included Danny Valencia .