Logan Colby Suggs (born October 25, 1991) is an American

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and former

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. He is the

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for the

Minnesota Twins The Minnesota Twins are an American professional baseball team based in Minneapolis. The Twins compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central Division. The team is named after the Twin Cities area w ...

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. Before playing professionally, Suggs attended the

University of Arkansas The University of Arkansas (U of A, UArk, or UA) is a public land-grant research university in Fayetteville, Arkansas. It is the flagship campus of the University of Arkansas System and the largest university in the state. Founded as Arkansas ...

, where he played

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for the

Arkansas Razorbacks The Arkansas Razorbacks, also known as the Hogs, are the intercollegiate athletics teams representing the University of Arkansas, located in Fayetteville. The University of Arkansas student body voted to change the name of the school mascot (ori ...

Amateur career

Suggs attended

Sulphur Springs High School Sulphur Springs High School is a public high school located in Sulphur Springs, Texas, United States and classified as a 4A school by the University Interscholastic League (UIL). It is part of the Sulphur Springs Independent School District loca ...

in Sulphur Springs, Texas, and played for the school's

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and

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teams. In football, he played center for the school's state championship team. He was not selected in the Major League Baseball (MLB) Draft after graduating from high school, so he enrolled at the

to play

for the Arkansas Razorbacks baseball team. Suggs pitched in

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for the Razorbacks. In 2012, he played

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with the Wareham Gatemen of the

Cape Cod Baseball League The Cape Cod Baseball League (CCBL or Cape League) is a collegiate summer baseball wooden bat league located on Cape Cod in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. One of the nation's premier collegiate summer leagues, the league boasts over one thousan ...

and was named a league all-star. In 2013, Suggs recorded 13 saves for Arkansas, a Razorbacks record.

Professional career

The

Miami Marlins The Miami Marlins are an American professional baseball team based in Miami. The Marlins compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) East division. The club's home ballpark is LoanDepot Park. The franc ...

selected Suggs in the second round, with the 73rd overall selection, of the

2013 MLB draft The 2013 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft was held from June 6 through June 8, 2013. The first two rounds were broadcast from Studio 42 of the MLB Network in Secaucus, New Jersey. Each team received one selection per round, going in ...

. He signed and spent 2013 with the GCL Marlins, Batavia Muckdogs, and

Jupiter Hammerheads The Jupiter Hammerheads are a Minor League Baseball team of the Florida State League and the Single-A affiliate of the Miami Marlins. They are located in the town of Jupiter, Florida, Jupiter in Palm Beach County, Florida, and play their home game ...

, posting a 2–3 record and 3.29 ERA in 27.1 total relief innings pitched between the three teams. He spent 2014 with Jupiter where he was 1–6 with a 5.09 ERA in 26 appearances out of the bullpen and 2015 with the Greensboro Grasshoppers where he pitched in only five games due to injury. Suggs pitched only 5.2 innings in 2016 while on a rehab assignment with the GCL Marlins. He was released in July 2016.

Coaching career

Suggs served as the

for the Arkansas Razorbacks in 2018 and joined the

organization in 2019 as an advance scout. On July 1, 2022, the Twins promoted Suggs to the major leagues as their bullpen coach.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Suggs, Colby 1991 births Living people People from Sulphur Springs, Texas Sportspeople from Hopkins County, Texas Baseball players from Texas Baseball pitchers Arkansas Razorbacks baseball players Wareham Gatemen players Major League Baseball bullpen coaches Minnesota Twins coaches