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Blake Snell

Blake Snell, American baseball player

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Born
December 4, 1992
Age in 2026
34
Zodiac sign
Sagittarius
Birth year
1992

About Blake Snell

Blake Ashton Snell (born December 4, 1992) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Tampa Bay Rays, San Diego Padres, and San Francisco Giants. Snell was selected by the Rays in the first round of the 2011 MLB draft and made his MLB debut with them in 2016. He won the American League (AL) Cy Young Award in 2018, when he was an All-Star and led the league in both wins and earned run average (ERA). The Rays traded Snell to the Padres before the 2021 season and he won his second Cy Young Award in 2023. Snell signed with the Giants in 2024. He threw a no-hitter on August 2 against the Cincinnati Reds. He began a five-year contract with the Dodgers in 2025. He was a part of the team's 2025 World Series championship over the Toronto Blue Jays.

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Career and life highlights

Blake Snell timeline

  1. Snell was selected by the Rays in the first round of the 2011 MLB draft and made his MLB debut with them in 2016.
  2. He won the American League (AL) Cy Young Award in 2018, when he was an All-Star and led the league in both wins and earned run average (ERA).
  3. He won the American League (AL) Cy Young Award in 2018, when he was an All-Star and led the league in both wins and earned run average.
  4. The Rays traded Snell to the Padres before the 2021 season and he won his second Cy Young Award in 2023.

The world when Blake Snell was born

Blake Snell was born in 1992. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1992

  • #1 song"End of the Road" – Boyz II Men
  • Top movieUnforgiven
  • Top TV show60 Minutes
  • Best-selling bookThe Bridges of Madison County – Robert James Waller

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentDream Team dominates Olympic basketball in Barcelona
  • Top headlineBill Clinton elected president
  • Technology milestoneFirst text message sent
  • Defining fadGrunge fashion flannel shirts
  • Notable inventionText messaging (SMS)
  • World population5.45 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderGeorge H.W. Bush
  • Sports championToronto Blue Jays (World Series)
  • Also wonChicago Bulls (NBA)
  • U.S. population255.0M

1992 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Blake Snell's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19922026
Gas$1.13$3.45/gal
Average home$100,000$435,000
Average income$37,553$67,500
Minimum wage$4.25$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$4.15$11.95
Postage stamp$0.29$0.73
Population255.0M341 million

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