Tyler Scott Rogers (born December 17, 1990) is an American

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for the

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(MLB). Rogers played

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for

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and Austin Peay State University. Rogers was drafted by the Giants in the 10th round of the

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. He made his MLB debut in 2019. He led the National League in games pitched in both 2020 and 2021. He is known for his unconventional submarine-style pitching, which is an extreme sidearm motion in which the ball is released below knee-level.

Amateur career

Rogers attended Chatfield Senior High School in

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out of high school, Rogers attended

in Garden City, Kansas. There, in his sophomore year he had a 6–3 win-loss record with a 2.39

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(ERA) in 34 games with 50 strikeouts in 49 innings. He was a second-team All- Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference selection. After two seasons, Rogers transferred to Austin Peay State University where he played

for the

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. There, as a junior transfer in 2012 he was 4–4 with a 2.25 ERA and had 52 strikeouts in 59.2 innings, while making an

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record-tying 38 appearances and saving 10 games.

Professional career

San Francisco Giants

Minor leagues

The

selected Rogers in the 10th round, with the 312th overall selection, of the

. He signed for a signing bonus of $7,500. Rogers split his debut season between the

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and the

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, going a combined 1–1 with a 2.30 ERA in 27 innings. He split the 2014 season between the

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and the

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, pitching to a 4–0 record with two saves and a 1.81 ERA in innings. Rogers split the 2015 season between San Jose and the

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, going 5–2 with one save and a 2.00 ERA in innings. He split the 2016 season between Richmond and the

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, going 2–2 with 11 saves and a 3.27 ERA in 66 innings. He then played in the AFL for Scottsdale, and was named an AFL Rising Star. Rogers spent the 2017 season with Sacramento, going 4–4 with 10 saves and a 2.37 ERA in 76 innings. He was named a PCL mid-season All Star. He returned to Sacramento for the 2018 season, going 3–2 with three saves and a 2.13 ERA in innings. He was again named a PCL mid-season All Star. Rogers returned to Sacramento in 2019 season, going 4–2 with five saves and a 4.21 ERA and 55 strikeouts over 62 innings for them.

Major leagues

On August 27, 2019, the Giants selected Rogers' contract and promoted him to the major leagues. He made his debut that night versus the

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, pitching a scoreless inning in relief. Rogers finished the 2019 season going 2–0 with a 1.02 ERA and 16 strikeouts over innings for the Giants. In 2019, his

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was on average the slowest in major league baseball, at 83.1 mph, as was his sinker, at 82.2 mph. In 2020, Rogers was 3-3 with three saves, 10 holds (tied for 3rd-most in MLB), and a 4.50 ERA in a National League-leading 29 games. He pitched 28 innings, in which he averaged 1.9 walks per 9 innings. Balls hit against him had the second-lowest "barrel" percentage in the NL, at 2.0%. His sinker was again on average the slowest in major league baseball, at 82.4 mph, his

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was the slowest in major league baseball at 71.4 mph, and his fastball was in the slowest 1% in MLB, at 82.5 mph. In the 2021 regular season, Rogers was 7-1 with 13 saves, 30 holds (3rd-most in MLB), and a 2.22 ERA. He led the National League, for the second year in a row, with 80 games pitched, and pitched 81 innings in which he averaged 1.4 walks per 9 innings (his 4.0% walk rate was in the best 2% in MLB). Balls hit against him had the second-slowest exit velocity of those hit against any NL pitcher, at 84.6 mph, and the "barrel" percentage of balls hit against him was the lowest in the major leagues at 2.0%. His salary was $583,000. In 2021, his fastball was on average the slowest in major league baseball, at 83.0 mph, as was his sinker for the third season in a row, at 82.8 mph, and his slider for the second season in a row, at 71.9 mph. In 2022 with the Giants, Rogers was 3-4 with a 3.57 ERA. He pitched in 68 games (6th in the NL), in which he pitched 75.2 innings. Balls hit against him had the slowest exit velocity of those hit against any pitcher, at 84.2 mph, and the "barrel" percentage of balls hit against him was the fifth-lowest in the major leagues at 2.8%. His fastball velocity was on average 83.2 mph, in the slowest 1% in baseball for the fourth season in a row, his average sinker was 83 mph, and his average slider was 72 mph. On January 13, 2023, Rogers agreed to a one-year, $1.675 million contract with the Giants, avoiding salary arbitration.

Personal life

Tyler's older identical mirror image twin brother,

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, is also a pitcher in MLB. The brothers became the 5th set of twins to play in MLB.

References

External links

Austin Peay Governors bio
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rogers, Tyler 1990 births Living people Sportspeople from Littleton, Colorado Baseball players from Colorado Major League Baseball pitchers San Francisco Giants players Garden City Broncbusters baseball players Austin Peay Governors baseball players Arizona League Giants players Salem-Keizer Volcanoes players Augusta GreenJackets players San Jose Giants players Scottsdale Scorpions players Richmond Flying Squirrels players Sacramento River Cats players Toros del Este players American expatriate baseball players in the Dominican Republic Identical twins Twin sportspeople American twins