The Minnesota Twins selected Legumina in the eighth round, with the 239th overall selection, of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft, and he signed with the Twins.[1] Legumina did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]
Legumina spent his first professional season with the Single-A Fort Myers Mighty Mussels and High-A Cedar Rapids Kernels, posting a cumulative 4–2 record and 3.28 ERA with 63 strikeouts in 49+1⁄3 innings pitched across 15 games (9 starts). In 2022, he split the year between Cedar Rapids and the Double-A Wichita Wind Surge, pitching in 33 games (starting 16) and registering a 2–6 record and 4.80 ERA with 92 strikeouts and three saves in 86+1⁄3 innings pitched.[3]
On November 15, 2022, the Twins added Legumina to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.[4]
Cincinnati Reds
On November 18, 2022, the Twins traded Legumina to the Cincinnati Reds for Kyle Farmer.[5]
Legumina was optioned to the Triple-A Louisville Bats to begin the 2023 season.[6] He recorded a 1.59 ERA with five strikeouts in 5+2⁄3 innings pitched to begin the year.
On April 15, 2023, the Reds promoted Legumina to the major leagues for the first time.[7] He made 11 appearances for Cincinnati in his rookie campaign, posting a 5.68 ERA with 11 strikeouts across 12+2⁄3 innings pitched. Legumina was again optioned to Triple–A Louisville to begin the 2024 season.[8]