Logan Taylor Allen (born September 5, 1998) is an American

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for the

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(MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2023.

Amateur career

Allen grew up in

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and attended University High School in Orange City, Florida. He was named ''

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''s Player of the Year for three straight seasons and was named the Florida Gatorade Baseball Player of the Year and Florida Mr. Baseball as a senior. In his final high school start, Allen threw a no-hitter to send University to the state championship game. Allen was selected in the 16th round of the

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by the

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, but opted not to sign. Allen attended

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(FIU) and played

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for the

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as both a pitcher and a first baseman. In 2018, he was named a Freshman All-American by the NCBWA, '' Collegiate Baseball Newspaper'', and Perfect Game and second team All-

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as a utility player after posting a 5–5 record with a 3.89 earned run average and 85 strikeouts in 74 innings pitched while also batting .309 with two home runs and 16 runs batted in. As a sophomore, Allen was named first team All-Conference USA after went 4–6 with a 3.11 earned run average with 120 strikeouts in 84 innings pitched and hit .276 with three home runs. After the 2019 season, he played

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with the Harwich Mariners of the

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. As a junior in 2020, Allen went 2–1 with a 2.45 earned run average in four starts batted .286 with one home run and two runs batted in before the season was cut short due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Professional career

The

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selected Allen in the second round of the

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. Allen was assigned to the

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at the beginning of the 2021 season, where he went 5–0 with a 1.58 earned run average in nine starts before being promoted to the Double-A Akron RubberDucks. He had a 2.85 ERA with 76 strikeouts in 60 innings pitched after his promotion. Allen returned to Akron at the beginning of the 2022 season before being promoted to the Triple-A

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after going 5–3 with a 3.33 ERA and 104 strikeouts in 73 innings over 13 starts. On April 23, 2023, Allen was selected to the Guardians' 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time. He made his major league debut the same day. Allen struck out 8, walked 1, and gave up 1 run, picking up the win in his first career MLB start. Allen was optioned back to the Clippers on June 29th, 2023 as the corresponding move for the recall of reliever Michael Kelly.

References

External links

FIU Panthers bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Allen, Logan 1998 births Living people Akron RubberDucks players Baseball players from Seminole County, Florida Cleveland Guardians players Columbus Clippers players FIU Panthers baseball players Harwich Mariners players Lake County Captains players Major League Baseball pitchers People from Altamonte Springs, Florida