Jake

Rogers

Rogers finally snaps of streak of going homerless for three separate organizations. It’s his first career walkoff after 47 homers in his Tigers career. He’s 2-for-14 since joining the White Sox.

Rogers figures to start while Kyle Teel is out assuming the White Sox haven’t suddenly become re-enamored with Edgar Quero. The White Sox had already attempted to replace Quero with Joey Bart, but Bart broke a bone in his hand in his first game with the White Sox in Boston. There’s little fantasy value here, but Rogers landed in a good spot for playing time.

Rogers loses his roster spot with the Red Sox bringing recently acquired backstop Adley Rutschman off the injured list prior to Tuesday’s game against Toronto. The 31-year-old went 3-for-6 with a pair of RBI during a three-game stint with Boston, his third different organization this season.

Five innings of one rehab game was apparently enough for Rutschman to prove he was ready to return from wrist inflammation. He’s expected to work out on the field prior to Monday’s game, and if that goes well, he should be activated. The Red Sox would then have to decide whether to DFA Jake Rogers or send Connor Wong to Triple-A.

It’s ostensibly a one-for-one swap of backup catchers with Rogers replacing Carlos Narváez on Boston’s roster. He’s going to split the catching duties with Connor Wong until Adley Rutschman (wrist) is ready to come off the injured list.

Apparently, the medicals were approved. The Orioles will get Anthony Eyanson (Boston’s No. 1 pitching prospect), 2025 first-rounder Kyson Witherspoon, Carlos Narváez and more, according to the Baltimore Sun’s Jacob Calvin Meyer. The Red Sox will have Rutschman under control through 2027. He’s still on the IL for now, but he’ll take over from Connor Wong as the starter when healthy. Jake Rogers is also in the deal going to Boston, so he’ll back up Wong for now. For Baltimore, the move clears the way for Samuel Basallo to spend the next several years as a starting catcher.

The 31-year-old backstop had been designated for assignment by the Tigers earlier in the week, so they were content to flip him for anything that they could get at this stage. Rogers will add quality catching depth for the O’s.

The Tigers needed a spot on the active roster to activate Javier Baez from the 60-day IL, so Rogers was let go. The Tigers will go forward with Eduardo Valencia as their backup catcher.

It wouldn’t be surprising if the Tigers took it easy on Dingler heading into the All-Star break, so we wouldn’t be stunned if he misses this weekend series. Jake Rogers is taking over at catcher and batting ninth against the Phillies tonight.

Rogers entered Wednesday’s game after Dingler took a foul ball off of his hand and opened the scoring by clubbing a solo home run. He got the Tigers on the board first once again on Thursday, lining a 2-2 fastball from Jack Perkins for a 363-foot (96.6-mph EV) solo shot in the third inning. He also drew a pair of walks in the contest, finishing the game 1-for-1. On the season, he’s still slashing a meager .171/.263/.329 with three homers and nine RBI.