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Marlins pitcher Richard Bleier still unsure after .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__subnav__group-title{color:#aaaaaa;font-weight:700;font-size:12px;background-color:#ffffff;text-transform:uppercase;}/*!sc*/ h2.Styles__HeadlineContainer-sc-19rm04l-0{font-size:1.2rem;margin-bottom:8px;color:#666666;}/*!sc*/ .blLcNM .content .share-btn{-webkit-align-self:flex-end;-ms-flex-item-align:end;align-self:flex-end;margin-left:auto;min-width:32px;position:relative;top:-16px;}/*!sc*/ @media (min-width:1024px){article > header{padding:0;}}/*!sc*/ Bleier was stunned and felt he didn't do anything wrong. 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Bleier, as the Shea Station tweet mentions, had never been called for a balk since his first appearance with the Yankees in 2016. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__button{background:none;border:none;padding:0 16px 0 0;font-size:14px;font-weight:bold;display:-webkit-box;display:-webkit-flex;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__logo--mlb img{margin:auto;}/*!sc*/ Sep 27, 2022 118 Marlins reliever Richard Bleier became the second pitcher this century to commit three balks in a game in Tuesday night's 6-4 Miami win over the Mets. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__nav-item--spotlight{background-color:#ffffff;}/*!sc*/ So I called the balk. Team: Boston Red Sox (majors, 15-day IL) Born: April 16, 1987 in Miami Beach, FL us Draft: Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 6th round of the 2008 MLB June Amateur Draft from Florida Gulf Coast University (Fort Myers, FL).. High School: South Plantation HS (Plantation, FL) Position: Relief Pitcher Bats: Left Throws: Left 6-3, 234lb (190cm, 106kg) . 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It happened twice that year, first by Tigers right-hander Don Heinkel on May 3, against the As, then by Pirates right-hander Jim Gott on Aug. 6, against the Mets.