Blazek attended Arbor View High School in Las Vegas. After originally signing with the University of Nevada as an infielder, Blazek later switched to sign with the College of Southern Nevada. After throwing in front of scouts in the St. Louis Cardinals organization, including current Houston Astros general manager Jeff Luhnow, Blazek was selected in the 35th round, with the 1,068th overall selection, of the 2007 MLB Draft. \n', '

Blazek climbed his way through the minor leagues, originally as a starting pitcher. In 2011, Blazek made the Texas League All-Star Game after going 8–3 in the first half with a 5.31 ERA with Double-A Springfield. Blazek was converted to a relief pitcher in 2012, and in 40 games with Springfield, he went 5–8 with a 4.16 ERA, striking out 83 in 80 innings. After the season, Blazek had his contract purchased by the Cardinals, protecting from the Rule V Draft. \n', '

After 17 appearances and an 0.92 ERA to begin the 2013 season at Springfield, the Cardinals promoted Blazek to the major leagues for the first time. However, Blazek did not make an appearance before being optioned to Triple-A Memphis, making room for Michael Wacha. Blazek was recalled by the Cardinals on June 22, and made his major league debut the same night in a relief appearance, throwing a scoreless inning against the Texas Rangers. All told, Blazek was recalled to the majors and sent back down 4 times during the 2013 season by St. Louis. On September 1, he was included as the player to be named later in the trade that brought reliever John Axford from the Milwaukee Brewers two days earlier. With the Cardinals, Blazek made 11 appearances with a 6.97 ERA, walking 10 and striking out 10 in 10.1 innings.\n', '

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