Legumina Becomes 20th AppleSox Alum To Make MLB Debut

Pitcher Casey Legumina became the 20th former Wenatchee AppleSox player to appear in an MLB game when he made his major-league debut on April 15.

Legumina tossed two scoreless innings of relief for the Cincinnati Reds in their 13-0 win over Philadelphia on Saturday. He struck out three, walked one and allowed one hit.

Legumina recorded a 4.90 ERA in five games for the AppleSox in 2016. He struck out 10, walked seven and allowed 10 hits in 7.1 innings. The Chandler, Ariz. native recorded one save when he struck out a pair in a scoreless ninth inning against Corvallis on June 11. 

Legumina also played summer play two years later in the Cape Cod League. He struck out nine, walked one and allowed 10 hits in nine innings over two scoreless starts for the Bourne Braves. 

Legumina was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 25th round of the 2016 MLB Draft in the middle of his AppleSox tenure. He did not sign with Toronto and instead attended Gonzaga and put together a memorable career with the Zags that led to him getting drafted again in the eighth round of the 2019 MLB Draft by the Minnesota Twins.  

The 2016 summer was Legumina’s first collegiate action prior to his freshman year at Gonzaga. Legumina recorded a 3.73 ERA with 117 strikeouts, 31 walks and 132 hits in 130.1 innings over 43 games (11 starts) with Gonzaga. The right-hander recorded a school-record 13 saves in 2018 to earn a spot on the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Stopper of the Year watch list and All-West Coast Conference First Team honors.

This is the third player from the 2016 AppleSox to appear in an MLB game. Michael Toglia made his MLB debut with the Colorado Rockies on Aug. 30, 2022, before Ryan Kreidler debuted with the Detroit Tigers a few days later on Sep. 2. 

To learn more about other AppleSox players to appear in an MLB game please visitapplesox.com/applesox-in-the-pros.