Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Taylor Rogers was born December 17, 1990, in Littleton, Colorado. He is a pitcher in the MLB.

Rogers was called up to the major leagues on April 13, 2016, and he made his major league debut the next day. He was optioned to Rochester on April 19, and recalled to Minnesota on May 17. After his May 17 promotion, he spent the rest of the season with Minnesota, going 3–1 with a 3.96 ERA in 57 relief appearances.

Rogers spent all of the 2017 season with the Twins, pitching to a 7–3 record, a 3.07 ERA, and a 1.31 WHIP in 55 2⁄3 innings pitched, with a major-league-leading 30 holds. The following season, Rogers appeared in 72 games for Minnesota, pitching to a 1–2 record in 68 1⁄3 innings. In 2019, Rogers began as the setup man before being installed as the closer. He recorded 30 saves in 36 opportunities, striking out 90 in 69 innings with an ERA of 2.61. In 2020, Rogers was 2-4 with a 4.05 ERA and 9 saves in 21 games.

In 2022 between the two teams he was 4-8 with 31 saves (5th in the NL) with a 4.76 ERA, and pitched in 66 games (10th), as in 64.1 innings he struck out 84 batters (11.8 strikeouts/9 innings). He relied 63% of the time on an 81 mph slider (against which batters hit .177, and left-handed batters hit .102), and 36% of the time on a 94 mph sinker (against which batters hit .304, and left-handed batters hit .250).

On December 28, 2022, Rogers signed a three-year, $33 million contract with the San Francisco Giants, before his brother, Tyler, re-signed with the team.