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The San Diego Padres signed right-handed relief pitcher Logan Gillaspie to a minor league contract earlier this month. The 27-year-old has already played one season with the Padres but the franchise declined to tender him a contract in November, which allowed him to enter free agency.
Although Gillaspie has spent the majority of his professional baseball career in the minor leagues, he has made MLB appearances for three consecutive seasons. Gillaspie was called up to the Major Leagues four times throughout the season. He often served as an extra depth piece in the San Diego bullpen.
However, the right-hander struggled to excel on the big league stage. Last season, he made nine appearances with the Padres, logging a 7.15 ERA while striking out seven batters.
The Padres claimed Gillaspie off waivers from the Boston Red Sox on Nov. 15, 2023. The Red Sox had claimed him off waivers just two months prior from the Baltimore Orioles.
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With the Orioles, Gillaspie made his MLB debut on May 17, 2022, against the New York Yankees. He pitched two innings in his debut and did not allow a single run for his first two outings in the Major Leagues. Gillaspie made a total of 28 MLB appearances with the Orioles across two seasons.
Gillaspie earned his first promotion into Triple-A while playing with the Orioles organization. On May 3, 2022, he was assigned to the Triple-A Norfolk Tides. He accrued a 5-3 record with a 5.09 ERA and 38 strikeouts. Since then, he has improved his ERA every season.
The Bakersfield, California native played his first season with the Triple-A El Paso Chihuahuas in 2024. He earned a 4-2 record while logging a 3.77 ERA with 42 strikeouts across 45.1 innings.
Gillaspie's contract is the 11th minor league contract the Padres have agreed to this offseason, with the first being right-handed pitcher Josias Figuereo in October. Since signing Gillaspie, the Padres have signed four more free agents to minor league deals: Outfielder Moisés Gómez, center fielder Cole Roederer, and right-handed pitchers Jose Espada and Miguel Alvarez.
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The New York Islanders' 3-2 win over the Dallas Stars on Tuesday night ended with complete mayhem that included an ejection, Islanders coach Patrick Roy screaming and a replay review on what could have been a potential buzzer-beating game-tying goal. It is probably the most chaotic ending of the 2025-26 NHL season to date. Here's what happened. Mikko Rantanen ejected for hit that enraged Patrick Roy Things really started to pop off when Stars forward Mikko Rantanen was ejected for boarding Islanders defenseman Alexander Romanov with just 27 seconds remaining. Rantanen was assessed a match penalty for the hit, resulting in Roy screaming at him between the benches. Roy is no stranger to these sorts of altercations in his head-coaching career, and he has repeatedly gotten himself into verbal — and nearly physical — altercations with opponents. His first game as an NHL head coach with the Colorado Avalanche nearly resulted in him climbing over the glass to fight then-Anaheim Ducks head coach Bruce Boudreau. He has passion. But that was only the start of the crazy ending. Potential buzzer-beating game-tying goal overturned on replay review As the Islanders were attempting to cling to a one-goal lead, the Stars appeared to tie the game with a buzzer-beating goal that would have sent the game to overtime, completing a wild comeback that started with a goal just one minute earlier. The only problem: The goal was taken away when it was determined that Stars forward Jason Robertson interfered with goalie David Rittich. Robertson definitely makes contact with Rittich in the crease, and he is responsible for making every possible effort to avoid that. But it is also true that Islanders defenseman Ryan Pulock gives him a pretty good hit that sends him into the crease and into Rittich. The officials and NHL clearly did not think that was the cause of the interference and overturned the goal, securing the Islanders win. Goaltending interference can be a pretty subjective call. In this case, it did not favor the Stars.
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