Senior Adviser/Team Historian
John Blake transitioned into a new part-time role of Sr. Advisor/Team Historian in November 2024, overseeing alumni activities, archives, and publications with involvement in other club projects and events. He had spent the previous 46 years as a full-time employee in professional baseball.
2025 will be the 17th year since Blake rejoined the Rangers in November 2008. He was the club¡¯s Executive Vice President, Public Affairs from 2022-24 and served as Executive Vice President, Communications from 2008-21 with oversight of the organization¡¯s public and media relations, broadcasting, community and player relations, and photography departments.
John originally joined the Rangers in November 1984 and served as Media Relations Director, Vice President of Public Relations, and Senior Vice President of Communications in two decades with the Rangers organization (1984-2004). During his tenure in Texas, he also had communications responsibilities for Southwest Sports Group from 1999-2004 and the National Hockey League¡¯s Dallas Stars from 1999-2002.
Blake also spent three years (2006-08) as Vice President, Media Relations for the Boston Red Sox. He was with the Baltimore Orioles from 1979-1984 as Assistant Public Relations Director and Media Information Director. He also served as Sports Information Director at Georgetown University from 1977-79 and was a radio broadcaster for the Hoyas¡¯ nationally ranked men¡¯s basketball team from 1977-84.
Blake has also held positions as Chief Operating Officer of the Northern Baseball League, Commissioner and Chief Operating Officer of the Texas Collegiate Baseball League, and Vice President of Communications for Ryan-Sanders Baseball. He was the Director of Information for the inaugural World Baseball Classic in 2006 and served as the public relations officer for Team Dominican Republic during the 2023 WBC.
The 2023 World Series marked the 31st time that Blake has worked in a communications role at Major League Baseball¡¯s Fall Classic which includes championships with the Orioles (1983), Red Sox (2007), and Rangers (2023).
He was the recipient of the 1993 Robert O. Fishel Award from Major League Baseball for public relations excellence and the 2004 Harold McKinney Good Guy Award from the Dallas-Fort Worth BBWAA chapter. Blake was elected to the Texas Baseball Hall of Fame in 1995 and the Texas Rangers Baseball Hall of Fame in 2022.
A 1977 graduate of Georgetown, John and his wife Harriet have two children, Christopher and Rebecca and live in Grapevine.