Jacob Ray Rogers (born April 18, 1995) is an American

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for the Detroit Tigers of

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(MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2019.

Amateur career

Rogers attended Canyon High School in Canyon, Texas, and played for the school's baseball team. In 2013, as a senior, he batted .492 with six

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s and 48

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(RBIs).

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out of high school in the

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, he enrolled at

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where he played

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for the

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. In 2015, he played collegiate summer baseball with the

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of the Cape Cod Baseball League, and was named a league all-star. In 2016, as a junior at Tulane, he hit .261 with seven home runs and 28 RBIs in 61 games. After the season, the Houston Astros selected Rogers in the third round of the

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Professional career

Houston Astros

Rogers signed and made his professional debut with the

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and after batting .253 with two home runs and 12 RBIs in 25 games was later promoted to the

Quad Cities River Bandits The Quad Cities River Bandits are a Minor League Baseball team of the Midwest League and the High-A affiliate of the Kansas City Royals. Their home games are played at Modern Woodmen Park (formerly John O'Donnell Stadium) in Davenport, Iowa, o ...

where he finished the season, batting .208 in 21 games. He started the 2017 season with Quad Cities where he posted a .255 batting average with six home runs and 15 RBIs and was promoted to the

Buies Creek Astros The Fayetteville Woodpeckers are a Minor League Baseball team of the Carolina League and the Single-A affiliate of the Houston Astros. They are located in Fayetteville, North Carolina, and play their home games at Segra Stadium. From 2017 to ...

where he greatly improved, posting a .265 average with a career high 12 home runs and 55 RBIs in 83 games.

Detroit Tigers

On August 31, 2017, the Astros traded Rogers to the Detroit Tigers, along with Franklin Pérez and

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, for

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. Detroit then assigned him to the

Lakeland Flying Tigers The Lakeland Flying Tigers are a Minor League Baseball team of the Florida State League and the Single-A affiliate of the Detroit Tigers. They are located in Lakeland, Florida, and play their home games at Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium. H ...

where he played in two games. Rogers spent 2018 with the Erie SeaWolves, hitting .219 with 17 home runs and 56 RBIs in 99 games. He returned to Erie to begin 2019 before being promoted to the

Toledo Mud Hens The Toledo Mud Hens are a Minor League Baseball team of the International League and the Triple-A affiliate of the Detroit Tigers. They are located in Toledo, Ohio, and play their home games at Fifth Third Field. A Mud Hens team has played in ...

. Rogers was named to the 2019 All-Star Futures Game. On July 30, 2019, the Tigers selected Rogers' contract and promoted him to the major leagues. He had been hitting .250 between AA and AAA with 14 home runs and 52 RBI, while throwing out 25 of 48 base stealers (52.1%). Rogers played that night and got his first major league hit in the 7th inning, an RBI single off

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of the

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. In the next game on July 31, Rogers hit his first major league home run off the Angels' José Suárez. In 35 games for Detroit, Rogers hit .125 with 4 home runs. Rogers did not make an appearance for the Tigers in 2020. Rogers was optioned to the Tigers' alternate training site in Toledo to start the 2021 season. He was recalled to the major league club on May 7. On July 19, Rogers was placed on the 10-day injured list with a forearm strain. On August 18, the Tigers transferred Rogers to the 60-day injured list after the strain did not respond to treatment. On September 8, the Tigers announced that Rogers had undergone Tommy John surgery and would miss at least a year. On April 6, 2022, Rogers was placed on the Tigers' 60-day Injured List.

References

External links

Tulane Green Wave bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rogers, Jake 1995 births Living people People from Canyon, Texas Baseball players from Texas Major League Baseball catchers Detroit Tigers players Tulane Green Wave baseball players Hyannis Harbor Hawks players Tri-City ValleyCats players Quad Cities River Bandits players Buies Creek Astros players Lakeland Flying Tigers players Erie SeaWolves players Toledo Mud Hens players Mesa Solar Sox players