Joined the Phillies organization in 2022 after working with several sports as a strength & conditioning coach at Fresno Pacific University in 2021. Spent three seasons on the Cincinnati Reds player development staff with Greeneville Rookie Affiliate in 2018, Billings in 2019 and Daytona Beach High A Affiliate in 2020. Prior to joining the Reds, Blaine served as the assistant strength and conditioning coach at Santa Clara University in 2017. Worked a variety of sports at Biola University before taking the position at Santa Clara. Blaine played baseball at FPU, where he majored in kinesiology: exercise science. While completing graduate studies in exercise science at FPU, Blaine interned for the Arizona Diamondbacks affiliate in Visalia, followed by an internship in strength and conditioning at Pepperdine University.