Blake Andrew Townsend

Blake Andrew Townsend is an Australian left-handed professional baseball pitcher from Traralgon, Victoria. He has represented Australia internationally, reached Triple-A in affiliated minor-league baseball and, as of the latest available 2026 information, is in the Texas Rangers organisation. Provider data lists him as inactive with no confirmed current team assignment.

Blake Andrew Townsend developed as a left-handed pitcher in regional Victoria, where baseball competed for attention with football, netball, basketball and cricket. He began playing after a flyer at his primary school promoted a come-and-try day with the Traralgon Red Sox. He later played for the Traralgon Red Sox and Waverley Wildcats before joining the Melbourne Aces in the Australian Baseball League. Townsend signed with the Seattle Mariners in June 2018 and made his United States professional debut with the rookie-level Arizona League Mariners in 2019. His early professional progression was interrupted by elbow reconstruction and the COVID-19-related cancellation of the 2020 minor-league season. He subsequently worked through the Mariners system, reaching Triple-A with Tacoma, before joining the Pittsburgh Pirates organisation in 2024 and reaching Triple-A Indianapolis. Townsend signed a minor-league contract with the Texas Rangers on 23 January 2026 and was assigned to the Double-A Frisco RoughRiders. He has also pitched for Adelaide in the ABL and represented Australia at the 2016 U-15 Baseball World Cup, the 2023 World Baseball Classic, the 2024 U-23 World Cup and the 2026 World Baseball Classic. He is listed as a left-handed pitcher, bats left and throws left. Public sources differ on his exact date of birth: the supplied provider data gives 4 May 2001, while MLB, Baseball-Reference and Australian baseball sources generally give 5 April 2001.