| Logan Porter | |
|---|---|
 Porter with the Omaha Storm Chasers in 2023 | |
| New York Mets | |
| Catcher | |
| Born:July 12, 1995 Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 12, 2023, for the Kansas City Royals | |
| MLB statistics (through 2023 season) | |
| Batting average | .194 |
| Home runs | 1 |
| Runs batted in | 3 |
| Teams | |
Logan Porter (born July 12,1995) is an American professional baseball catcher in the New York Mets organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Kansas City Royals.
Porter was not selected in the 2018 Major League Baseball draft,and signed with the Kansas City Royals,who envisioned him as a bullpen catcher,as an undrafted free agent on June 18,2018. [1] He played in 34 games for the rookie–level Arizona League Royals,also appearing in one game for the Double–A Northwest Arkansas Naturals. In 126 plate appearances,Porter batted .317/.448/.475 with one home run and 16 RBI. [2]
For the 2019 season,Porter played in 44 games for the rookie–level Burlington Royals,hitting .352/.481/.648 with 9 home runs and 37 RBI. [3] He did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. [4]
Porter returned to action in 2021 with the High–A Quad Cities River Bandits. In 77 games,he hit .241/.368/.451 with new career–highs in home runs (14) and RBI (45). [5] In 2022,Porter split the season between Double–A Northwest Arkansas and the Triple–A Omaha Storm Chasers. In 112 total games,he slashed .301/.442/.476 with 13 home runs and 62 RBI. [6]
Porter spent the majority of the 2023 season with Triple–A Omaha,playing in 110 games and batting .232/.339/.377 with 13 home runs and 48 RBI. [7] On September 11,2023,Porter was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time. [8] In 11 games for the Royals,he hit .194/.324/.323 with one home run and 3 RBI. On November 14,Porter was designated for assignment after multiple prospects were added to the roster. [9]
Porter was non-tendered by the Royals on November 17,but re-signed with the team on a minor league contract the following day. [10] In 32 games for Omaha in 2024,he hit .319/.428/.575 with six home runs and 22 RBI.
On June 14,2024,Porter was traded to the San Francisco Giants in exchange for cash considerations or a player to be named later. [11] In 21 games for the Triple–A Sacramento River Cats,he batted .253/.329/.387 with two home runs and seven RBI. On July 16,Porter triggered the opt–out clause in his contract,giving the Giants 48 hours to add him to their roster or trade him to another team that will do the same. [12] San Francisco declined to do so,and he was released by the organization on July 17. [13]
On July 22,2024,Porter signed a major league contract with the New York Mets. [14] [15] He appeared in four games for the Triple–A Syracuse Mets,going 1–for–15 (.067) with one home run and two RBI. Porter was designated for assignment following the acquisition of Huascar Brazobán on July 30. [16] He cleared waivers and was sent outright to Syracuse on August 2. [17]
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