Cody Allen

Cody Edward Allen (born November 20, 1988) is an American professional baseball relief pitcher for the Minnesota Twins organization. He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cleveland Indians from 2012 to 2018 and the Los Angeles Angels in 2019.\n', ' Allen is the son of Craig and Billie Allen. He played high school baseball and was the quarterback on the football team at William R. Boone High School in Orlando, Florida.[citation needed] He played college baseball for the University of Central Florida, St. Petersburg College, and High Point University. The Cleveland Indians selected him in the 16th round of the 2010 MLB draft, but he opted not to sign.\n', ' The Indians selected Allen in the 23rd round of the 2011 MLB draft. Allen signed with Cleveland and spent 2011 with four teams in the Indians\' farm system, but spent the majority of the season with the Mahoning Valley Scrappers of the Class A-Short Season New York-Penn League, pitching to a 3–1 win-loss record with a 2.14 earned run average (ERA) in 14 games. Between the four teams, he was 5-1 with a 1.65 ERA, and 75 strikeouts in 54.2 innings, averaging 12.3 strikeouts per 9 innings.\n', '