Boone Logan
| Boone Logan | |
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| New York Yankees – No. 48 | |
| Relief pitcher | |
| Born: August 13, 1984 San Antonio, Texas |
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| Bats: Right | Throws: Left |
| MLB debut | |
| April 4, 2006 for the Chicago White Sox | |
| Career statistics (through May 16, 2013) |
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| Win-loss record | 21–12 |
| Earned run average | 4.46 |
| Strikeouts | 267 |
| WHIP | 1.51 |
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Boone Logan (born August 13, 1984) is a left-handed relief pitcher in Major League Baseball for the New York Yankees. Logan previously played for the Chicago White Sox from 2006–2008 and the Atlanta Braves in 2009.
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Early life [edit]
Logan grew up in Helotes, Texas, and attended Sandra Day O'Connor High School.[1]
Playing career [edit]
Chicago White Sox [edit]
He was selected in the 20th round of the 2002 Major League Baseball Draft by the Chicago White Sox. He became a local sports news story after advancing from the Sox's Rookie League affiliate, the Great Falls White Sox, straight to the major league club during spring training in 2006.[2]
Atlanta Braves [edit]
On December 4, 2008, Logan was traded, along with Javier Vázquez, to the Atlanta Braves for minor league catcher Tyler Flowers, shortstop Brent Lillibridge, third baseman Jon Gilmore and pitcher Santos Rodriguez.[3]
New York Yankees [edit]
On December 22, 2009, Logan was once again traded along with Javier Vázquez, this time to the New York Yankees for Melky Cabrera, and prospects Michael Dunn and Arodys Vizcaino.[4] On April 16, 2010 Logan was called up by the Yankees to replace Chan Ho Park in the Yankee bullpen.
Pitching style [edit]
Logan throws with a sidearm delivery, making him appealing as a left-handed specialist. Left-handed hitters have batted only .247 against him in his career, while righties have hit .311.[5] Logan is especially tough against lefties because his primary pitch is a slider in the low 80s that breaks sharply away from them. This is his favorite pitch to throw in two-strike counts. He also has a four-seam fastball and two-seam fastball that appear in the 92-95 mph range. Logan also throws a high-80s changeup from time to time against right-handers.[6]
References [edit]
- ^ King, David. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=SAEC&p_theme=saec&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=110C76D1208DEC60&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ^ Shpigel, Ben (2010-02-20). "Reliever Boone Logan Hopes to Stick with the Yankees". NYTimes.com. Retrieved 2011-06-22.
- ^ "Braves acquire pitchers Javier Vazquez and Boone Logan from White Sox". MLB.com. 2008-12-04. Retrieved 2009-01-10.
- ^ http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091222&content_id=7841678&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb
- ^ "Boone Logan Career Pitching Splits". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
- ^ "PITCHf/x Player Card: Boone Logan". BrooksBaseball.net. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
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- 1984 births
- Living people
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Charlotte Knights players
- Chicago White Sox players
- Atlanta Braves players
- New York Yankees players
- Baseball players from Texas
- Great Falls White Sox players
- Winston-Salem Warthogs players
- Gwinnett Braves players
- Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees players
- Sportspeople from San Antonio, Texas
