Logan Craig Gillaspie (born April 17, 1997) is an American

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for the

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(MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2022.

Amateur career

Gillaspie attended Frontier High School from 2011-2015. He was selected to play for the Oakland Athletics in the 2014 Area Code Games. He attended Oxnard College from 2015-2017, where he pitched alongside catching and playing third base.

Professional career

Gillaspie was not drafted out of Oxnard College in 2017 and joined the Monterey Amberjacks in the

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, and from there was moved up to the Salina Stockade in the

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. After being released, he was signed by the Sonoma Stompers in the

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. In January 2018, Gillaspie played in the California Winter League and from there was signed by the

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to play for the Diamond Hoppers. During the USPBL 2018 season, the Milwaukee Brewers signed Gillaspie to a minor league contract. Gillaspie played with the Rookie-level

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and the Rookie-level

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of the Pioneer League with whom he posted a 3.26 ERA over innings. He spent the 2019 season with the

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of the Class A

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, going 3-7 with a 3.96 ERA over 31 games (16 starts), striking out 92 batters over 109 innings. Gillaspie was named a Midwest League All-Star with the Timber Rattlers. He was released by the Brewers following the end of the season, and did not play a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the season due to the

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. Gillaspie was signed by the

for the 2021 season, and split the year between the

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of the

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and the Bowie Baysox of the

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, going 1-3 with a 4.97 ERA over 26 relief appearances, striking out 52 batters over innings. He was selected to play in the

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for the

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after the season. On November 19, 2021, the Orioles selected Gillaspie's contract and added him to their 40-man roster. He returned to Bowie to open the 2022 season. After six appearances with Bowie, he was promoted to the

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of the Triple-A International League. On May 17, the Orioles promoted Gillaspie to the major leagues. He made his MLB debut that night versus the

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, throwing two scoreless innings in relief. On October 2, Gillaspie thew a scoreless 6th inning against the

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to record his first Major League victory in a 3-1 Orioles win. {{cite web, url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYA/NYA202210020.shtml, Gillaspie finished the season with a 1-0 record with a 3.12 ERA in 17 1/3 innings pitched in 17 appearances.

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