Jaime Bluma

James Andrew Bluma (born May 18, 1972) is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for one season. He pitched in 17 games for the Kansas City Royals during the 1996 Kansas City Royals season. Bluma is member of the Sports Hall of Fame at his alma mater, Wichita State University.

Career

High school and college Jaime Bluma was born in Beaufort, South Carolina and later raised in Owasso, Oklahoma where he played high school baseball. As a senior in 1990 he was selected to the Oklahoma All-State baseball team. He attended Wichita State University where he set several records for the Shockers baseball program, and is still the schools all-time leader in saves and appearances. Bluma played in the College World Series three consecutive years with the Shockers, posting a 3–0 win/loss record with two saves and a 0.48 ERA. In 1992, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Hyannis Mets of the Cape Cod Baseball League. He was selected to both the All-Missouri Valley Conference baseball, and All-Missouri Valley All-Academic team in both 1993 and 1994. His last appearance for KC came on September 27, 1996. Shoulder surgery later that year forced Bluma to miss the entire 1997 baseball season and he never again pitched at the big league level. In December, 2013 Bluma was injured while assisting in the rescue of a young family involved in a traffic accident. While helping to retrieve two small children from a rollover crash Bluma suffered a full rupture of his patella tendon. His injury turned out to be the most serious of all parties involved, with all others receiving only minor injuries.