Cody Edward Allen (born November 20, 1988) is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher.

[5] 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.

[6] The following year he spent most of the season with the Columbus Clippers of the Class AAA International League, going 3–2 with a 2.27 ERA in 24 games.

[7] After the 2012 season Baseball America ranked him the 5th-best prospect and best curveball in the Indians organization, and the 13th best-prospect in the International League.

[8] On July 20, 2012, Allen made his Major League debut for the Cleveland Indians after being called up from Columbus[9] He pitched an inning of relief giving up two walks, no runs, no hits, and one strikeout.

[20] On June 22, 2019, the Minnesota Twins signed Allen to a $500,000 minor league contract for the remainder of the 2019 season.

[21] In 11 games, two starts, 12 innings pitched between High-A Fort Myers Miracle and Triple-A Rochester Red Wings he went 0–2 with a 2.25 ERA and 11 strikeouts.

[citation needed] On February 7, 2020, Allen signed a minor league deal with the Texas Rangers.

[citation needed] On July 31, Allen signed a minor league contract with the Chicago Cubs.