Joshua Cole Rogers (born July 10, 1994) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the

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organization. He has previously played in MLB for the Baltimore Orioles and Washington Nationals.

Career

Amateur

Rogers attended New Albany High School in

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and played college baseball at the University of Louisville. In 2014 and 2015, he played

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with the Bourne Braves of the

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New York Yankees

He was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 11th round of the

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. Rogers made his professional debut with the Staten Island Yankees and was promoted to the Charleston RiverDogs after three games. In 13.1 innings pitched between both teams, he posted a 4.05 ERA. He pitched 2016 with Charleston and the Tampa Yankees, posting a combined 12-6 record and 2.38 ERA in 24 games started between the two clubs, and 2017 with both Tampa and the Trenton Thunder, pitching to a combined 8-5 record and 3.24 ERA between both teams. He began 2018 with the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders of the Class AAA

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Baltimore Orioles

On July 24, 2018, the Yankees traded Rogers, Dillon Tate, and

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to the Baltimore Orioles for Zach Britton. The Orioles assigned him to the Norfolk Tides of the Class AAA

. In 24 starts between Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and Norfolk, he was 8-9 with a 3.54 ERA. Baltimore promoted Rogers to the major leagues on August 28, 2018, and he made his major league debut that same night. He made three starts for the Orioles, going 1-2 with an 8.49 ERA. On July 3, 2019, Rogers underwent

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. He was outrighted off the Orioles roster on October 30, 2019. Rogers did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021, Rogers went 0-3 with a 7.79 ERA in 4 appearances for the Triple-A Norfolk Tides before he was released by the Orioles organization on May 31, 2021.

Washington Nationals

On June 4, 2021, Rogers signed a minor league contract with the Washington Nationals organization. The Nationals selected Rogers' contract on September 4, 2021, calling him up as the 29th man in a doubleheader against the New York Mets. He made his debut the same day and pitched 5.2 innings allowing 3 runs on 4 hits with 5 strikeouts. He was designated for assignment on August 2, 2022. He elected free agency on August 5.

Miami Marlins

On August 10, 2022, Rogers signed a minor league deal with the

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. He elected free agency on November 10, 2022.

Colorado Rockies

On January 10, 2023, Rogers signed a minor league deal with the

. https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2023/01/rockies-agree-to-minor-league-deals-with-ty-blach-josh-rogers.html

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