Trevor J'Daniel Rogers (born November 13, 1997) is an American

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for the

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(MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2020.

Amateur career

Rogers attended Carlsbad High School in

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. As a junior, he was 9–2 with a 0.70

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(ERA) and 122

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and helped lead his team to victory in the 6A state championship game. Rogers committed to

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to play

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. Considered one of the top prospects for the

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, the

selected him with the 13th overall selection. Rogers signed with Miami for $3.4 million.

Professional career

Minor leagues

Rogers made his professional debut in 2018 with the

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and spent the entire season there, pitching to a 2–7 record with a 5.82 ERA over 17 starts. He began 2019 with the

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with whom he was named a

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All-Star. He was promoted to the

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in August. Over 23 starts between both clubs, Rogers went 6–10 with a 2.90 ERA, striking out 150 batters over innings.

Major leagues

On August 25, 2020, Rogers was selected to the active roster. He started against the

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, pitching four scoreless innings and allowing one hit. He made seven starts in 2020, going 1–2 with a 6.11 ERA with 39 strikeouts over 28 innings. Rogers began 2021 as a member of Miami's starting rotation. He was named the NL Rookie of the Month Award back-to-back for the months of April and May 2021. He opened the season with a 3-1 record and a 1.29 ERA in five starts with thirty-eight strikeouts over twenty-eight innings in April. He followed that strong performance again in May with a 3-2 record and a 2.34 ERA in six starts, striking out thirty-eight batters. He was the first Marlins player to win Rookie of the Month honors since

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in September 2015 and the first Marlins pitcher to win it since José Fernández in July 2013. In July of that year, Rogers was named to the

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as the Marlins' sole representative. He finished the 2021 record with a 2.64 ERA and 157 strikeouts over 133 innings in 25 starts, despite a 7–8 record. He finished second in NL Rookie of the Year voting behind

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. In 2022, Rogers had a down year in retrospect to his rookie campaign. In 23 starts, he registered a 4–11 record and 5.47 ERA with 106 strikeouts in 107.0 innings pitched. His sophomore season ended prematurely after he was placed on the injured list with a left

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strain on September 22. Rogers began the 2023 season out of the rotation with Miami, logging a 1–2 record in 4 starts. In an April 19 start against the

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, Rogers was removed from the outing with an injury, later revealed to be a left

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strain. He began a rehab assignment with the Single–A

on May 30. However, after Rogers was scratched from a scheduled start on June 10, he was transferred to the 60-day injured list three days later.

Personal life

His cousin,

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, played in

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rogers, Trevor 1997 births Living people People from Carlsbad, New Mexico Baseball players from New Mexico Major League Baseball pitchers Miami Marlins players Greensboro Grasshoppers players Jupiter Hammerheads players Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp players Carlsbad High School (Carlsbad, New Mexico) alumni Pensacola Blue Wahoos players