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Michael Roy Blowers (; born April 24, 1965) is an American former professional baseball player. He was primarily a third baseman for the New York Yankees, Seattle Mariners, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Oakland Athletics. From 2007 to 2024, he was a color commentator for Mariners television and radio broadcasts, working primarily with Dave Sims and Aaron Goldsmith.
During a Yankees road game against the Texas Rangers at Arlington Stadium on April 21, 1990, Blowers hit his first two MLB home runs, the first off Charlie Hough in the fifth inning, and the second off Craig McMurtry in the ninth. On May 3, playing in Yankee Stadium, he committed 4 errors at third base, leading to 7 unearned runs, in a 10–5 loss to the Cleveland Indians. At the time he was the 21st American League third basemen with 4 errors in one game. The only third baseman to commit more errors in a game was Dave Brain, with 5 for the Boston Beaneaters in 1906.
Blowers was the 13th player to hit grand slams in consecutive games, which he did on May 16 and 17, with the Mariners. He hit for the cycle on May 18, , as a member of the Oakland Athletics.
In 1995, Blowers hit .257 with 23 home runs and 96 RBI for the Mariners as they made their first postseason and advanced to the American League Championship Series. His 33 RBI in August remains the most by a Mariners player in a single month, a record he co-holds with Hall of Famer Edgar Martínez.
In 1999, Blowers played 73 games with the Hanshin Tigers of the Nippon Professional Baseball.
Blowers was inducted into the Tacoma Community College Athletics Hall of Fame in 2007.
Blowers owns and manages a number of Washington-based companies, including Beach Wood Homes of Fife and Keymark Real Estate of Puyallup.
Blowers was on the television side of the broadcast when the prediction came true, and laughed it off without explanation, though days later explained that Tallet likes to throw fastballs, but has poor control of his pitches. Tallet was also a relief pitcher who was in the starting rotation in the 2009 season, increasing his workload. Radio announcers Rick Rizzs and Niehaus, however, recalled the prediction, restated it for the audience, and were beside themselves in laughter and disbelief as the prediction came true. Said Niehaus on-air, seconds before the event, "I've never been so excited on a 3–1 count in my life!" As Tuiasosopo circled the bases, Niehaus exclaimed "I see the light! I believe you Mike!"
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