Logan VanWey #52

Last name is spelled "VanWey" and pronounced "Van-WHY"...Graduated from Webb City High School (Webb City, Mo.) and went on to play five seasons at nearby Missouri Southern State University (2018-22), an NCAA Division II school in Joplin, Mo., which had an enrollment of just over 3,500 students as of the 2022-23 academic year...Finished his career at Missouri Southern State as the program's all-time leader in career appearances (76) and strikeouts-per-nine-innings (13.49)...also finished second in program history with 15 career saves and fifth with 222 career strikeouts...As a fifth-year senior in 2022, he was a unanimous All-Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association First Team selection, going 7-3 with a 3.47 ERA and 123 strikeouts through 14 starts...were the second most strikeouts in a single season in MSSU history...Directly following his final season at MSSU, he joined the Glacier Range Riders of the independent Pioneer league...he made nine starts for the Range Riders, who are based out of Kalispell, Mont...Signed with the Astros as a non-drafted free agent on July 26, 2022...was signed by Astros scout Jim Stevenson...VanWey was dominant in his introduction to the affiliated ranks, allowing just one hit and striking out 16 batters in eight scoreless innings through four appearances (two starts)...he was shut down for the season, though, having already surpassed 130 innings, including his time at the collegiate and independent level...Logan utilizes an unconventional delivery that helps create deception among his pitches, while also adding more spin...he's described his motion as a side-arm motion that comes more over the top at the point of release...former Double-A Corpus Christi pitching coach Sean Buchanan described it as, "an unorthodox delivery from a lower slot, and it's kind of like the arms and legs come at ya and it just looks a little bit different."...ahead of his 2024 breakout season at the Triple-A level, Logan added a sinker to go with his fastball, changeup and slider, continuing to fuel his deception...The 2026 season was VanWey's second at Major League Spring Training...was added to the 40-man roster on April 7, 2025, but was outrighted to Sugar Land on Dec. 5...Under a Minor League contract for the 2026 season.

2025

Began the 2025 season in Triple-A Sugar Land before his contract was selected and he made his Major League debut on April 11 vs. LAA...Pitched two hitless innings with his first strikeout of Logan O'Hoppe...also induced a groundout to 11-time All-Star and three-time AL MVP Mike Trout...Made nine relief appearances across four stints in the Majors and finished the season with a 5.06 ERA (6 ER/10.2 IP) with three walks and seven strikeouts...In 23 games with Sugar Land, threw for a 4.70 ERA (12 ER/23 IP) with 26 walks and 28 strikeouts...held an eight scoreless innings streak from Aug. 8-Sept. 2, allowing only one hit over the streak with nine strikeouts...spent three separate stints on the Minor League IL.

2024

Had his best professional season in 2024, going 9-1 with four saves, a 3.22 ERA (26 ER/72.2IP), 98 strikeouts and a .225 opponent batting average (59x262) through 60 appearances, all made with Triple-A Sugar Land...His 60 appearances were second-most in MiLB, trailing only Space Cowboys teammate RHP Wander Suero (67)…Led Pacific Coast League relievers in strikeouts and was sixth in holds (12)…Also ranked tied for fourth among all PCL pitchers in wins...Was selected as the Astros Upper Level Minor League Player of the Month for May after 4-0 with a save, a 3.29 ERA (5 ER/13.2IP) and 19 strikeouts in 12 appearances during the month...Led Astros Minor Leaguers (min. 70 IP) and ranked third among PCL pitchers with an average of 12.14 strikeouts per nine innings...Appeared in all three of Sugar Land's postseason games en route to its Triple-A National Championship, tossing 3.1 scoreless innings while also stranding all six of his inherited runners.

2023

Appeared at three different levels in the Astros system in 2023, going a combined 2-1 with three saves, a 3.72 ERA (20ER/48.1IP) and 63 strikeouts in 40 appearances between stops with High A Asheville, Double A Corpus Christi and Triple A Sugar Land...made the bulks of his appearances on the year with Corpus Christi (23 games) and Asheville (15 games)…received his first promotion to Triple A on Sept. 20, where he made his final two appearances on the season.

2022

Signed with the Astros as an undrafted free agent in 2022 after a stint in the independent Pioneeer League and made four appearances (two starts) with the Astros Florida Complex League affiliate... went 1-0 and allowed just one hit while striking out 16 batters over 8.0 scoreless innings his debut season at the affiliated level.