Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Logan Gilbert has played in baseball’s biggest stadiums, but Tropicana Field is the one that always brings him back to where his dream began.
Before taking the mound Saturday against the Tampa Bay Rays, the Wekiva High School graduate reflected on the hometown that shaped him, from afternoons at Apopka Little League fields to the winding path that carried him from an overlooked high school pitcher to one of Major League Baseball’s top starters.
Gilbert, who graduated from Wekiva in 2015, spent his entire childhood in Apopka and still returns home during the offseason. His family continues to live in the area, and whenever he drives through town, one stop still catches his attention…