Tyler Rogers

Tyler Scott Rogers (born December 17, 1990) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the San Francisco Giants and New York Mets.

Rogers played college baseball for the Garden City Broncbusters and Austin Peay Governors. He was selected by the Giants in the 10th round of the 2013 MLB draft and made his MLB debut with the team in 2019. With the Giants, Rogers led the National League (NL) in games pitched for the 2020, 2021, and 2024 seasons. He played for the Giants until July 2025, when he was traded to the Mets for the remainder of the season. Rogers led MLB in games pitched during the 2025 season. He subsequently became a free agent and signed with the Blue Jays.

Rogers is known for his unconventional submarine-style pitching, an extreme sidearm motion in which the ball is released below knee level. His 1.33 feet release point is the lowest in MLB.

Early life Rogers was born on December 17, 1990, in Denver, Colorado. Raised in Littleton, he attended Chatfield Senior High School, graduating in 2009.

College career Rogers initially attended Garden City Community College in Garden City, Kansas, and played college baseball for the Garden City Broncbusters from 2010 to 2011. During his sophomore season in 2011, he posted a 6–3 win–loss record, a 2.39 earned run average (ERA), and 50 strikeouts in 49.0 innings pitched across 34 games. Rogers was a second-team All-Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference selection.

After two seasons with Garden City, Rogers transferred to Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, Tennessee, to play for the Austin Peay Governors from 2012 to 2013. During his junior season in 2012, he posted a 4–4 record, a 2.25 ERA, and 52 strikeouts in 59 innings pitched, while making an Ohio Valley Conference record-tying 38 appearances and saving 10 games. Rogers split the 2013 season between the Arizona League Giants and the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes, posting a combined 1–1 record, a 2.30 ERA, and 31 strikeouts in 27.1 innings pitched. During the off-season, he played for the Scottsdale Scorpions in the Arizona Fall League (AFL) and was named an AFL Rising Star.

Rogers spent the 2017 season with the River Cats, posting a 4–4 record with 10 saves, a 2.37 ERA, and 43 strikeouts in 76.0 innings pitched. He was named a PCL mid-season All-Star. For the second consecutive season, he was named a PCL mid-season All-Star.

San Francisco Giants (2019–2025) On August 27, 2019, the Giants selected Rogers' contract and promoted him to the major leagues for the first time. He made his debut that night against the Arizona Diamondbacks, 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 four-seam fastball was on average the slowest in the majors, 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 (NL)-leading 29 games. He pitched 28 innings, in which he averaged 1.93 walks per 9 innings. His sinker was again on average the slowest in the majors, at 82.4 mph, his slider was the slowest, at 71.4 mph, and his fastball was in the slowest 1% in MLB, at 82.5 mph.

In 2021, Rogers was 7–1 with 13 saves, 30 holds (3rd-most in MLB), and a 2.22 ERA. He led the NL 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 rate of balls hit against him was the lowest in MLB at 2.0%. His salary was $583,000. In 2021, his fastball was on average the slowest in MLB, 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 innings. Rogers' 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, joining his brother, Taylor, who signed with the team weeks earlier. In 68 games, he pitched to a 3.04 ERA with a record of 4–5 in 74 innings. He played in 77 games in 2024, posting a 3–4 record, a 2.82 ERA, and 51 strikeouts in 701⁄3 innings pitched. He made 25 appearances down the stretch, posting an 0–3 record, a 2.30 ERA, and 10 strikeouts in innings pitched. After the 2025 season, Rogers became a free agent.

Toronto Blue Jays (2026–present) On December 15, 2025, Rogers signed a three-year, $37 million contract with the Toronto Blue Jays. The deal includes a vesting option for a fourth season.

Player profile Rogers is known for his unconventional submarine-style pitching, an extreme sidearm motion in which the ball is released below knee level. His 1.33 feet release point is the lowest in MLB.

Personal life Rogers has a mirror-image twin brother, Taylor, who is 30 seconds older. Taylor is also a pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB). On August 27, 2019, the Rogers brothers became the tenth set of twins to play in MLB after Tyler made his MLB debut pitching for the San Francisco Giants, while Taylor was pitching for the Minnesota Twins. On April 11, 2022, the Rogers brothers became the fifth set of twins to play in the same MLB game, with Tyler pitching for the Giants and Taylor pitching for the San Diego Padres. Additionally, it was the second time in MLB history that twins pitched in the same game and the first time they did so for opposing teams.