Zach Logue

Zach Michael Logue (born April 23, 1996) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Detroit Tigers organization. He made his MLB debut in 2022 with the Oakland Athletics.

Zach Logue
Logue with the Lansing Lugnuts in 2018
Detroit Tigers
Pitcher
Born: (1996-04-23) April 23, 1996
Mason, Ohio
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
MLB debut
April 19, 2022, for the Oakland Athletics
MLB statistics
(through 2022 season)
Win–loss record3–8
Earned run average6.79
Strikeouts42
Teams

Amateur career

Logue attended Archbishop Moeller High School in Cincinnati, Ohio, and the University of Kentucky, where he played college baseball for the Kentucky Wildcats. In 2016, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Orleans Firebirds of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[1]

Professional career

Toronto Blue Jays

The Toronto Blue Jays selected Logue in the ninth round of the 2017 Major League Baseball draft.[2][3]

Logue spent his first professional season with the rookie-level Bluefield Blue Jays and Low-A Vancouver Canadians, logging a 1.47 ERA in 12 combined appearances.[4] He spent 2018 with the Single-A Lansing Lugnuts and the High-A Dunedin Blue Jays, and pitched to a 12-4 record and 3.15 ERA with 129 strikeouts in 154.1 innings of work across 27 appearances (25 of them starts). In 2019, Logue split the year between the Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats and Triple-A Buffalo Bisons, recording a cumulative 4.14 ERA with 83 strikeouts in 104.1 innings of work in 20 games between the two teams.[5] Logue did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[6] He started the 2021 season with New Hampshire before being promoted to Buffalo.[7] On the year, he worked to a 12-4 record and 3.67 ERA with 144 strikeouts in 125.0 innings pitched in 25 total games (24 of them starts). He was added to the 40-man roster following the season on November 19, 2021.[8]

Oakland Athletics

On March 16, 2022, the Blue Jays traded Logue, Gunnar Hoglund, Kevin Smith, and Kirby Snead to the Oakland Athletics for Matt Chapman.[9]

On April 15, 2022, Logue was added to the Athletics roster for their road trip to Toronto as a COVID-related substitute.[10] The Athletics designated Logue for assignment after the 2022 season.[11]

Detroit Tigers

On December 23, 2022, Logue was claimed off waivers by the Detroit Tigers.[12] Logue was then designated for assignment by the Tigers on December 31.[13] On January 6, 2023, Logue was sent outright to the Triple-A Toledo Mud Hens.[14]

References
  1. "#22 Zach Logue - Profile". pointstreak.com. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  2. "Moeller/UK duo head opposite directions in MLB draft".
  3. "UK players Riley Mahan, Logan Salow, Zach Pop, Zach Logue, Zach Reks picked in MLB draft".
  4. "Former Moeller, UK lefthander Zach Logue battles for the Blue Jays in Florida".
  5. "Zach Logue Amateur, College & Minor Leagues Statistics & History".
  6. "2020 Minor League Season Canceled". mlbtraderumors.com.
  7. Armstrong, Laura (June 26, 2021). "Blue Jays prospect Zach Logue has his worst game on the best day of his season". The Toronto Star.
  8. "Jimenez, 3 others shielded from Rule 5 Draft". MLB.com.
  9. Matheson, Keegan (March 16, 2022). "Blue Jays, A's agree to Chapman trade". MLB.com. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  10. Adams, Steve (April 15, 2022). "A's Announce Several Roster Moves". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
  11. "A's Agree to Terms with RHP Drew Rucinski on One-Year Contract with Club Option". MLB.com.
  12. "Tigers Claim Zach Logue from A's".
  13. "Tigers Acquire Tyler Nevin, Designate Zach Logue". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved 2023-01-01.
  14. "Tigers Outright Four Players". yardbarker.com. 6 January 2023. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
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