Jerry Richard Blevins (born September 6, 1983), nicknamed Gordo (Spanish for "fat"), is an American former professional baseball pitcher. Blevins was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 17th round of the 2004 Major League Baseball draft, and made his major league debut in 2007. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Oakland Athletics, Washington Nationals, New York Mets and Atlanta Braves. He is currently an analyst for SNY. Early life Blevins was born in Tennessee, but moved to Ohio at four years old after his parents divorced. Although his biological father was not present in his life, he came to regard his stepfather, who came into his life when he was a freshman in high school, as a father. Blevins played baseball, basketball, and football and was in the marching band at Arcadia High School in Arcadia, Ohio. He became a fan of the Oakland Athletics during the 1990 World Series, and his favorite baseball players included Jose Canseco and Rickey Henderson, though he idolized Ken Griffey Jr. Before graduating in 2001 with fewer than 50 other students, Blevins was only recruited to play college baseball by a local Division III school. Blevins chose instead to attend the University of Dayton on an academic scholarship. As a freshman, he attended an open tryout for the Dayton Flyers baseball team and earned a spot on the roster. He was teammates at Dayton with future Washington Nationals teammate Craig Stammen. Blevins struck out 70 batters in 73.2 innings as a junior at Dayton. Professional career Chicago Cubs Blevins was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 17th round (516th overall) of the 2004 Major League Baseball draft. He signed with the club on June 23 of that year, and began his pro career with the Single-A Boise Hawks, where he pitched 23 games, and was 6-1 with 5 saves and a 1.62 ERA, and 42 strikeouts in 33.1 innings. He was named a 2004 Northwest League mid-season All Star. In 2005, he pitched for the Single-A Peoria Chiefs and was 3-7 with 14 saves and a 5.54 ERA and 96 strikeouts in 76.1 innings, but returned to Boise for the 2006 season. In 2006, he also pitched for the Single-A Daytona Cubs and the Double-A West Tenn Diamond Jaxx. Blevins began the 2007 season with the Daytona Cubs. He pitched in 15 games there and had a 1–0 record