Logan Darnell
American baseball player
Logan Reece Darnell (born February 2, 1989) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut with the Minnesota Twins in 2014 and also played in the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) for the Uni-President Lions. He played college baseball at the University of Kentucky.
Career
Minnesota Twins
Darnell was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the sixth round, with the 195th overall selection, of the 2010 Major League Baseball draft. He made his professional debut with the rookie-level Elizabethton Twins. Darnell split the 2011 season between the Single-A Beloit Snappers, High-A Fort Myers Miracle, and Double-A New Britain Rock Cats. In 26 starts split between the three affiliates, he accumulated an 11-6 record and 4.37 ERA with 90 strikeouts across 150+1⁄3 innings pitched.
Darnell returned to New Britain for the 2012 campaign, compiling an 11-12 record and 5.08 ERA with 98 strikeouts in 156 innings pitched across 28 starts. In 2013, he made 27 appearances (including 26 starts) split between New Britain and the Triple-A Rochester Red Wings, posting a cumulative 10-10 record and 3.22 ERA with 120 strikeouts across 153+2⁄3 innings pitched.
On November 20, 2013, the Twins added Darnell to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.
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