John Logan Forsythe was born on January 14,1987 and is an American former professional baseball infielder.
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John Logan Forsythe was born on January 14,1987 and is an American former professional baseball infielder.
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Logan Forsythe played in Major League Baseball for the San Diego Padres, Tampa Bay Rays, Los Angeles Dodgers, Minnesota Twins, Texas Rangers and Miami Marlins.
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Logan Forsythe has competed for the United States national baseball team.
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Logan Forsythe played baseball at Christian Brothers High School in Memphis, Tennessee, where he led his team to the 2005 state championship while batting.
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Logan Forsythe was recruited by the University of Arkansas to play college baseball for the Arkansas Razorbacks.
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Logan Forsythe intended to take a medical redshirt in 2006, but entered a game after an early-season injury.
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Logan Forsythe became the team's starting third baseman as a Sophomore and improved to hit.
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Logan Forsythe was named to the All-Southeastern Conference first team at the conclusion of the season.
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Logan Forsythe signed with the Padres on June 5,2008 for a $835,000 bonus.
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Logan Forsythe began his career that season in the low minors, appearing in nine games for the Arizona League Padres and three for the Eugene Emeralds.
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Logan Forsythe began 2009 with the Lake Elsinore Storm of the California League where he hit.
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In 2010, Logan Forsythe was switched to second base and played the entire season for the Missions, hitting.
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Logan Forsythe led the league in walks, despite missing over a month with a broken hand.
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Logan Forsythe was called up to the MLB for the first time on May 4,2011 and made his MLB debut that day, appearing as a pinch hitter in the fifth inning against Kevin Correia of the Pittsburgh Pirates and grounding out to shortstop.
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Logan Forsythe was optioned and recalled three more times during the summer of 2011 and recorded his first MLB hit on May 28, a single to left field of Henry Rodriguez of the Washington Nationals.
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Logan Forsythe was a candidate to make the 2012 Opening Day roster as a utility infielder, but a broken sesamoid in his left foot required surgery during spring training and he opened the season on the disabled list.
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Logan Forsythe made 73 starts at second base and put in time at shortstop and third base.
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Logan Forsythe was sidelined by plantar fasciitis in spring training and opened the 2013 season on the 60-day disabled list.
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Logan Forsythe played First, Second, Third, Short, and Outfield in his first season with the Rays.
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Logan Forsythe took advantage of an increase in at-bats and become one of the Rays' offensive leaders.
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Logan Forsythe's numbers became even more impressive once turned into sabermetrics, the WAR measurements had Logan Forsythe at 5.
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Logan Forsythe struggled with his swing after his return, blaming his problems on his timing being thrown off by the injury.
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Logan Forsythe played a career-high 42 games at third base, filing in for Justin Turner.
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Logan Forsythe played in 14 of the Dodgers 15 playoff games, including all seven games of the 2017 World Series.
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On July 31,2018, Logan Forsythe was traded to the Minnesota Twins, along with minor leaguers Devin Smeltzer and Luke Raley, for Brian Dozier.
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On March 22,2019, the Texas Rangers announced that Logan Forsythe had made the opening day roster as their utility infielder.
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On February 5,2020, Logan Forsythe signed a minor league deal with the Philadelphia Phillies.
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On July 28,2020, Logan Forsythe signed a deal with the Miami Marlins after being released by the Philadelphia Phillies.
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On May 4,2021, Logan Forsythe signed a minor league contract with the Milwaukee Brewers organization and was assigned to the Triple-A Nashville Sounds.
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Logan Forsythe was selected to be part of the United States national baseball team in the summer of 2007.
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Logan Forsythe's team placed second at the Pan American Games and third at the World Port Tournament.
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In May 2021, Logan Forsythe was named to the roster of the national team for the Americas Qualifying Event.
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Logan Forsythe married longtime girlfriend Ally Atkins on November 15,2014.
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