Zach Michael Logue (born April 23, 1996) is an American

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for the Detroit Tigers of

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(MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2022 with the Oakland Athletics.

Amateur career

Logue attended

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, and the

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, where he played

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for the

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. In 2016, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Orleans Firebirds of the Cape Cod Baseball League.

Professional career

Toronto Blue Jays

The

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selected Logue in the ninth round of the

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. Logue spent his first professional season with the rookie-level

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and Low-A

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, logging a 1.47 ERA in 12 combined appearances. In 2018, Logue played for the Single-A

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and the High-A

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, and pitched to a 12–4 record and 3.15 ERA with 129 strikeouts in innings of work across 27 appearances (25 of them starts). In 2019, Logue split the year between the Double-A

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and Triple-A

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, recording a cumulative 4.14 ERA with 83 strikeouts in innings of work in 20 games between the two teams. Logue did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the

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. He started the 2021 season with New Hampshire before being promoted to Buffalo. On the year, he worked to a 12–4 record and 3.67 ERA with 144 strikeouts in 125 innings pitched in 25 total games (24 of them starts). He was added to the

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following the season on November 19, 2021.

Oakland Athletics

On March 16, 2022, the Blue Jays traded Logue, Gunnar Hoglund,

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, and

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to the Oakland Athletics for

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. On April 15, 2022, Logue was added to the Athletics roster for their road trip to Toronto as a COVID-related substitute. The Athletics designated Logue for assignment after the 2022 season.

Detroit Tigers

On December 23, 2022, Logue was claimed off waivers by the Detroit Tigers. Logue was then designated for assignment by the Tigers on December 31. On January 6, 2023, Logue was sent outright to the Triple-A

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. In 15 games (13 starts) for Toledo, Logue posted a 2–6 record and 5.92 ERA with 52 strikeouts in innings pitched. Logue was selected to the active roster on June 29.

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