Trevor Rogers

Trevor J'Daniel Rogers

• Bats Left, Throws Left
• Height 6' 6", Weight 185 lb.
• High School Carlsbad (NM) High School
• Debut August 25, 2020

• Born November 13, 1997 in Carlsbad, NM USA

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Biographical Information

Pitcher Trevor Rogers was the 13th overall pick of the 2017 amateur draft, by the Miami Marlins. He signed for a bonus of $3.4 million but did not pitch professionally that year, instead beginning his career in 2018 with the Greensboro Grasshoppers of the South Atlantic League. In 17 starts, he was 2-7, 5.82, allowing 48 runs on 86 hits in 72 2/3 innings. He did post a solid K/W ratio, however, with 85 Ks and 27 walks. He had one great outing on July 29th, when he defeated the Hickory Crawdads, 2-1, taking a no-hitter until two were out in the 8th and striking out 12 batters.

He made his major league debut late in the 2020 season, being a bit lost in the shuffle among a great group of young starting pitchers that had surprisingly kept the Marlins in contention. He went 1-2, 6.11 in 7 starts, but still struck out an impressive 39 batters in 28 innings. He made one appearance in the postseason, pitching 1 2/3 innings in relief against the Atlanta Braves in Game 3 of the NLDS; he allowed 3 runs (2 earned) in a 7-0 loss. In 2021, he got off to a great start, earning National League Rookie of the Month honors for April when he went 3-1, 1.29 in 5 starts, with 38 strikeouts in 28 innings. He was a repeat winner of the award in May, when he went 3-2, 2.34, with another 38 strikeouts. Overall, he was 7-8, 2.64 in 25 starts that season and was named to the 2021 All-Star Game.

In 2022, he experienced the yin to the previous year's yang, as he fell to a record of 4-11, 5.47 in 23 starts. After limiting hitters to 107 hits in 133 innings the previous year, he was battered for 116 in 107 innings, and saw both his walk rate rise and his strikeout rate fall, the latter from 157 to 106, almost two fewer strikeouts per 9 innings. He was off to a decent start in 2023, going 1-2, 4.00 in his first four starts with over a strikeout per inning when he went on the injured list on April 21st with a left biceps strain. He then suffered a setback during his final rehabilitation outing in June with a right lat strain, an injury that could only heal with extended rest. As a result, he did not pitch again that year, and instead had to find other ways to occupy his time while his teammates made an unexpected run to the postseason. He found a new passion for building Lego models while biding his time.

He returned to action in 2024, but the Marlins soon went into a free-fall and his record reflected this, as he was 2-9, 4.53 after 21 starts, with 85 strikeouts in 105 1/3. The Marlins took advantage of the trading deadline to trade some established players for younger ones, and on July 30th it was Trevor's turn to be dealt, being sent to the Baltimore Orioles in return for two young players with major league experience, but who had trouble finding playing time on a team loaded with talent like the Orioles. The two were IF Connor Norby and OF Kyle Stowers.

He is a cousin of Cody Ross.

Notable Achievements

• 2021 Topps All-Star Rookie Team
• NL All-Star (2021)

Further Reading

• Matthew Asher: "Carlsbad's Trevor Rogers finishes first year of professional baseball", The Carlsbad Current-Argus, September 13, 2018. [1]
• Christina De Nicola: "How LEGOs helped Rogers build past lost '23 season", mlb.com, February 18, 2024. [2]
• Gabe Lacques (USA Today): "Orioles pay pretty penny for Trevor Rogers in MLB trade deadline deal with Marlins", Yahoo! Sports, July 30, 2024. [3]

Related Sites

• Trevor Rogers on mlb.com
• BR Minors page