Rogers went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run and three total RBI in Saturday's 6-5, 10-inning loss to the Angels.
Rogers delivered a key blast in the top of the sixth inning to put the Tigers up 5-2, but Los Angeles scored the final four runs of the contest to spoil his effort. The Detroit backstop is now up to six long balls this season in 51 games, which is a step back from last year's pace, when he swatted a career-high 21 homers in 107 contests. Rogers is still capable of getting hot quickly, though he's splitting time behind the plate with Carson Kelly, which impacts either player's ability to sustain much momentum.
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Tigers' Jake Rogers: Sitting again Thursday
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Rogers is not in Thursday's lineup against the Angels.
Rogers will sit for the second straight game, perhaps getting an extended breather after collecting just three hits across his last 29 at-bats. Carson Kelly is behind the dish and will hit ninth.
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Tigers' Jake Rogers: Resting Wednesday
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Rogers is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Phillies, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports.
Rogers had started behind the plate in three of Detroit's last four games while going 3-for-10 with a walk and two runs. He'll get a breather for the day game Wednesday while Carson Kelly draws the start at catcher.
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Tigers' Jake Rogers: Hitting bench Monday
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Rogers is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Phillies.
Rogers will hit the bench after he started behind the plate both of the past two days and in three of the past four games overall. The 29-year-old is slashing just .150/.171/.375 overall in June, but he appears to have worked his way back into a timeshare at catcher with Carson Kelly nonetheless.
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Tigers' Jake Rogers: Back on bench Wednesday
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Rogers is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Nationals.
Rogers will retreat to the bench after he started at catcher in both of the Tigers' last two games, going 2-for-8 with a home run and three RBI. The 29-year-old is slashing .226/.284/.387 overall for the season and still seems to be part of a timeshare at catcher with Carson Kelly, who gets the starting nod Wednesday.
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Tigers' Jake Rogers: Powers offense with solo shots
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Rogers went 2-for-3 with two solo home runs in Monday's 2-1 win over the Rangers.
Rogers had half of Detroit's hits and provided all of the team's offense in the narrow win. The catcher is now up to four home runs across 38 games this season, and this was his first multi-homer effort. He has some work to do to match the career-high 21 long balls he recorded in 2023, though as he displayed Monday, he can rack up home runs quickly when he's dialed in at the plate.
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Tigers' Jake Rogers: Resting for second game
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Rogers is out of the lineup for the second game of Wednesday's doubleheader with the Pirates, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports.
Rogers will take a seat for the second game of the day after he was behind the plate for all nine innings of the Tigers' 8-0 win earlier in the day. He went 2-for-3 with a walk, a run and an RBI and has now reached base at least once in each of his last five starts. Carson Kelly will draw the start for the second game of the day, but Rogers has performed well enough of late to at the very least keep himself in a timeshare at catcher.
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Tigers' Jake Rogers: Sitting again Friday
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Rogers is not in the lineup for Friday's game against Toronto.
Carson Kelly will get the start at catcher as Rogers sits for a second straight game. The 29-year-old Rogers has started only four of Detroit's last 12 games, and he's gone just 2-for-16 over that span with a 1:7 BB:K.
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Tigers' Jake Rogers: Sitting Thursday
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Rogers isn't in the Tigers' lineup for Thursday's game against the Blue Jays.
The Tigers seem content alternating between Rogers and Carson Kelly behind the plate, and Thursday will mark Kelly's turn to start while batting ninth.
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Tigers' Jake Rogers: Idle Tuesday
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Rogers is out of the lineup Tuesday against Kansas City.
Rogers will take a seat for the third time in the last four games. Carson Kelly will catch and bat ninth for the Tigers on Tuesday.
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Tigers' Jake Rogers: Not starting Saturday
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Rogers isn't in the Tigers' lineup for Saturday's game against Arizona.
Rogers has gone 0-for-9 and struck out five times across his past three games, so the Tigers will turn to Carson Kelly on Saturday in hopes of getting more offensive output from their catcher.
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Tigers' Jake Rogers: Heading to bench Wednesday
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Rogers is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Marlins.
Rogers will take a seat for the day game after he caught all 10 innings of Tuesday night's 1-0 loss while going 0-for-3 with a strikeout. Carson Kelly will replace him behind the dish in the series finale.
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Tigers' Jake Rogers: Remains on bench Monday
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Rogers is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Marlins.
After starting three games in a row, Rogers finds himself on the bench for the second straight day. Though Carson Kelly is behind the plate Monday, Rogers still looks to be manager A.J. Hinch's preferred option at catcher.
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Tigers' Jake Rogers: Hitting bench Sunday
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Rogers is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Astros.
Rogers will get a breather after he started in each of the past four games, with the last three coming behind the plate. Carson Kelly will step in for Rogers as the Tigers' starting catcher in the series finale.
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Tigers' Jake Rogers: Doubles, scores twice in win
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Rogers went 2-for-5 with two doubles and two runs scored in Tuesday's 11-7 win over the Guardians.
Rogers was part of an offensive onslaught for Detroit, and he extended his hitting streak to six games in the process. The catcher is still batting just .194 for the season, though he was batting .125 before his current hitting streak. More concerning is the fact that Rogers only has two home runs through 23 games this year after clubbing 21 long balls in 107 contests last season. However, his recent hot streak provides some hope that the power will come.
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Tigers' Jake Rogers: Back on bench Monday
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Rogers is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Guardians.
Rogers and Carson Kelly have now alternated turns behind the plate over Detroit's last eight games, with both backstops making four starts apiece. The timeshare arrangement will make it difficult to extract much fantasy value from Rogers, who is batting .179 with two home runs and five RBI over 22 games this season.
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Tigers' Jake Rogers: Idle Saturday
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Rogers isn't in the Tigers' lineup for Saturday's game against the Yankees.
Rogers will sit out Saturday's contest despite recording a base hit in six of his last seven games. Carson Kelly will fill in behind the plate and bat ninth.
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Tigers' Jake Rogers: Resting Wednesday
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Rogers is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Cardinals, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports.
Rogers will get a breather for Wednesday's day game after he was behind the plate Tuesday night for the Tigers' 11-6 win in the second game of a doubleheader with the Cardinals. Carson Kelly will pick up the start at catcher Wednesday.
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Tigers' Jake Rogers: Blasts second homer
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Rogers went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and two runs scored during Sunday's 4-1 victory over the Royals.
Rogers' sixth-inning two-out blast spelled the end of the day for Kansas City starter Michael Wacha and provided the winning margin for the Tigers. It was just the second multi-hit game for Rogers, who raised his season average to .164 with two homers and three RBI.
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Tigers' Jake Rogers: Snaps out of slump
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Rogers went 2-for-3 with a run scored in Monday's 7-1 win over the Rays.
Rogers came into the contest having gone 0-for-16 across his previous seven games, so the hits were much needed, though he's still batting just .119 overall in what's been a rough start to the year. The backstop is also still sitting on just one home run for the season, and he'll need to find his power stroke soon to make a fantasy impact and hold off Carson Kelly for playing time.
