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Dodgers sign 28-year-old free agent immediately after WBC run

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Fresh off his run with Team Canada at the World Baseball Classic, pitcher Logan Allen signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers, according to a report March 19 from Shi Davidi of Sportsnet. Allen, 28, will be…

Fresh off his run with Team Canada at the World Baseball Classic , pitcher Logan Allen signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers, according to a report March 19 from Shi Davidi of Sportsnet. Allen, 28, will be assigned to Triple-A Oklahoma City according to the report. MORE: WBC final shatters ratings record, bests 2025 NBA Finals, for Fox Allen, a left-handed reliever, has appeared in parts of five major league seasons with the San Diego Padres (2019), Cleveland Guardians (2019-22), Baltimore Orioles (2022) and Arizona Diamondbacks (2024).

A former Boston Red Sox draft pick (eighth round, 2015), Allen lingered on the free agent market after his minor league contract with the D-Backs expired in November 2024. He did not land a contract in North America last year. Allen signed with the NC Dinos of the Korean Baseball Organization.

He appeared in 32 games (31 starts) and went 7-12 with a 4. 53 ERA last season. In two games for Canada at the WBC, Allen allowed four hits and one run in 3.

1 innings out of the bullpen. “Thank you @baseballcanada for an experience of a lifetime,” Allen wrote on Instagram after the tournament . “Getting to wear the is something my family and I will cherish forever.