Logan Darnell
Logan Reece Darnell is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He made his Major League Baseball debut with the Minnesota Twins in 2014 and also played in the Chinese Professional Baseball League for the Uni-President Lions. He played college baseball at the University of Kentucky.
Career
Minnesota Twins
On November 20, 2013, the Twins added Darnell to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft. He was promoted to the majors for the first time on May 2, 2014. In 7 games during his rookie campaign, Darnell logged an 0–2 record and 7.13 ERA with 22 strikeouts across 24 innings.Darnell spent the entirety of the 2015 season with the Triple–A Rochester Red Wings, posting a 5–1 record and 2.78 ERA with 66 strikeouts over 35 appearances. On January 22, 2016, Darnell was designated for assignment following the waiver claim of Mike Strong. He cleared waivers and was sent outright to Triple–A Rochester on January 28. Darnell spent the 2016 campaign with Rochester, compiling an 8–8 record and 3.53 ERA with 53 strikeouts across innings pitched. He elected free agency following the season on November 7, 2016.
Somerset Patriots
On March 15, 2017, Darnell signed with the Somerset Patriots of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball for the season.On May 9, 2017, Darnell signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers. He did not appear in any games in the Dodgers farm system before he was released by the organization on June 1.
On June 1, 2017, Darnell re–signed with the Somerset.