Alan Joseph Blubaugh (born July 4, 2000) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2025.
Career
Amateur career
Blubaugh attended Clear Fork High School in Bellville, Ohio, and played college baseball at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. In 2022, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Orleans Firebirds of the Cape Cod Baseball League.
Professional career
Blubaugh was drafted by the Houston Astros in the seventh round, with the 223rd overall selection, of the 2022 Major League Baseball draft.
Blubaugh spent his first professional season with the Florida Complex League Astros and Fayetteville Woodpeckers. He started 2023 with the Asheville Tourists before his promotion to the Corpus Christi Hooks. After the season, Blubaugh pitched in the Arizona Fall League.
On April 30, 2025, Blubaugh was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time. He made his Major League debut that day against the Detroit Tigers. Blubaugh experienced a rough outing where he pitched four innings, allowing five hits and two runs while walking a batter, and struck out six batters in his debut.