Former Guardian resurfaces on minor league deal with Dodgers after season overseas

Logan Allen’s back. 

No, not that one. 

While the duality of having two Logan Allens in MLB isn’t as confusing for Guardians fans since both pitchers don’t play for the Guardians at the same time anymore, we’re back to being at a point where both pitchers are back in MLB. 

On Thursday night former Guardians starter Logan S. Allen made his return to MLB via a minor league deal with the Dodgers, per Sportsnet’s Shi Davidi. He’s not to be confused with pitcher Logan T. Allen, who currently pitches for the Guardians. 

According to Davidi, Allen was set to pitch in the Mexican League prior to signing his contract with the Dodgers. 

Allen’s contract marks a return to organized domestic baseball after he spent 2025 pitching for the KBO’s NC Dinos. 

Former Guardian Logan Allen will be a depth arm for the Dodgers in 2026 

Allen posted a 4.53 ERA in 173 innings in the KBO last season and was squeezed off their roster this offseason thanks to KBO teams being limited to four foreign-born pitchers on their roster. 

He just finished up a stint pitching for Team Canada in the World Baseball Classic, where he had a 2.70 ERA in 3 1/3 innings pitched. 

Allen’s last MLB action came in 2024 with the Arizona Diamondbacks when he had a 5.46 ERA in 28 innings.

Although he worked a reliever during his time in Arizona, he was a full-time starter during his time in Korea and made one start for Team Canada in the WBC. 

He started his career with Cleveland in 2019 after the Guardians acquired him from the Padres alongside Franmil Reyes. That set off a four year run where he saw MLB action for Cleveland, though he had a 5.45 ERA in 69 1/3 innings during that span. 

The Guardians designated him for assignment in 2022, where he was subsequently scooped up by the Orioles. He appeared in three games for the Orioles before being DFA’d again. He spent the rest of the season in Triple-A for the Orioles before spending all of 2023 in the minors with the Rockies. 

While he was born in Florida, his father is from Canada, which made him eligible to pitch for Team Canada in the World Baseball Classic. His Canadian team was in the same pool as Logan T. Allen and Team Panama, which led to the two Logan Allens having a hilarious National Anthem standoff. 

Although the Dodgers have their big league pitching staff set, they used 40 pitchers last season, so there’s an outside chance that he could see some action for them at some point in 2026.