Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Brendan Rodgers was born August 9, 1996, in Winter Park, Florida. He is a second baseman in the MLB.

Growing up in a mostly soccer family, Rodgers was first introduced to baseball by his best friend's father when he was five years old. Rodgers attended Lake Mary High School in Lake Mary, Florida. As a sophomore, Rodgers verbally committed to Florida State University to play college baseball. As a junior, he hit .397 with nine home runs.

Rodgers was drafted by the Colorado Rockies with the third overall pick of the 2015 Major League Baseball Draft. He signed with the Rockies, and made his professional debut with the Grand Junction Rockies of the Rookie-level Pioneer League, where he spent the whole season, batting .273 with three home runs and 20 RBIs in 37 games. He spent 2016 with the Asheville Tourists where he hit .281 with 19 home runs and 73 RBIs in 110 games, and 2017 with both the Lancaster JetHawks and the Hartford Yard Goats, batting a combined .336 with 18 home runs, 64 RBIs and a .940 OPS in 89 games between both teams. In 2018, he played for both Hartford and the Albuquerque Isotopes, compiling a combined .268 batting average with 17 home runs and 67 RBIs in 114 games.

He opened the 2019 season back with Albuquerque. On May 17, his contract was selected and he was called up to the major leagues. He made his major league debut that night versus the Philadelphia Phillies.

In 2022 he batted .266/.325/.408. He was awarded a Gold Glove for his defensive performance.