Cody Allen is a retired MLB relief pitcher who spent seven of his eight years in the MLB with the Cleveland Indians. In 2019, he became Cleveland’s all-time franchise leader in saves with 149. Allen grew up in Orlando, Florida, and attended the University of Central Florida for baseball before transferring to St. Petersburg College and eventually High Point University. He was drafted twice by Cleveland, first in 2010 in the 16th round, but he opted not to sign. He was drafted again in 2011 by Cleveland in the 23rd round. Despite being a late-round pick, It only took Allen a year to get to the MLB. He would become a mainstay in Cleveland’s bullpen before signing with the Los Angeles Angels in 2019 and retiring in 2021.
