Jerry Richard Blevins (born September 6, 1983), nicknamed Gordo[1] (Spanish for "fat"), is an American former professional baseball pitcher.

He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Oakland Athletics, Washington Nationals, New York Mets and Atlanta Braves.

He currently serves as a studio analyst for the New York Mets' pregame and postgame shows on SNY, where he sometimes does color commentary for the network.

[4] 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.[5][3] Before graduating in 2001 with fewer than 50 other students,[4][5] Blevins was only recruited to play college baseball by a local Division III school.

As a freshman, he attended an open tryout for the Dayton Flyers baseball team and earned a spot on the roster.

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.

[8] 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.

On September 16, 2007, Blevins made his major league debut, coming into the game in the ninth inning against the Texas Rangers.

On December 11, 2013, Blevins was traded to the Washington Nationals for minor league outfielder Billy Burns.

[14] Blevins finished his 2014 season 2–3, with a 4.87 ERA, 66 strikeouts, and 23 walks, giving up 31 runs in 64 games in 57.1 innings pitched.

[15] On April 19, 2015, Blevins was hit by a comebacker and suffered a distal radius fracture of the left arm and was placed on the 15-day disabled list.

[8] On February 9, 2017, Blevins signed a one-year contract with the Mets that included a team option for the 2018 season.

[21] On June 24, 2018, at Citi Field, after a late injury to Jason Vargas, Blevins made his first Major League start.

He allowed home runs to the first two batters he faced, Enrique Hernández and Max Muncy of the Los Angeles Dodgers.

[32][33] Early in the offseason, the New York Mets extended an offer to Blevins, who began a throwing program and convinced himself that he could still compete.

[34] After spring training, the Mets told Blevins that he would not be on their Major League roster to start the season.