Rogers is starting at catcher and batting sixth in Saturday's game against the Blue Jays.
Carson Kelly got the start in Friday's contest with Rogers on the bench, but the two will flip flop Saturday. To date, Kelly has appeared in 56 games, while Rogers will be at 60 games following his start Saturday. With the two catchers splitting time fairly evenly, their fantasy ceilings will remain capped. Rogers hasn't helped his cause much when he's been in the lineup, as he's sitting with a .597 OPS, down from the .730 mark he posted last year.
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Tigers' Jake Rogers: Hits grand slam in win
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Rogers went 1-for-4 with a grand slam in Saturday's 7-3 win over the Blue Jays.
Rogers broke the game open with a grand slam off Trevor Richards in the sixth inning. The long ball was his first since June 29, as he has been sharing catching duties with Carson Kelly. On the year, the 29-year-old is hitting .204 with seven home runs, 20 RBI and 28 runs scored across 199 plate appearances.
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Tigers' Jake Rogers: On bench in series finale
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Rogers is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Dodgers.
Rogers is on the bench for the third time in four games to close out of the All-Star break. Carson Kelly will get the nod behind the plate once again Sunday, but the Tigers' catching situation remains fluid. Manager A.J. Hinch will likely ride the hotter bat of the two, and right now, Kelly looks to be the favored option. Kelly will head into Sunday's contest with a seven-game hitting streak.
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Tigers' Jake Rogers: Sitting Saturday
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Rogers isn't in the Tigers' lineup for Saturday's game against the Dodgers, Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press reports.
Rogers will take a seat against Justin Wrobleski and the Dodgers on Saturday after going 0-for-4 with two strikeouts in Friday's series opener. Carson Kelly will get the nod behind the plate and bat sixth.
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Tigers' Jake Rogers: Resting Thursday
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Rogers is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Guardians, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.
Rogers had started behind the plate in three of the Tigers' last four contests, but he'll take a seat Thursday while the two clubs wrap up their series with a day game after a night game. Carson Kelly will draw the start at catcher.
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Tigers' Jake Rogers: Returns to lineup Sunday
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Rogers is starting at catcher and batting eighth in Sunday's game against the Reds.
Rogers was out of the lineup Saturday, marking his third absence in the last four games, but he's back in there Sunday in place of Carson Kelly. Based on the recent playing time, it seems Kelly has pulled ahead as Detroit's top catching option, though Rogers could swing things back in his favor if he starts driving the ball over the wall more frequently.
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Tigers' Jake Rogers: Sitting again Saturday
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Rogers isn't in the Tigers' lineup for Saturday's game against the Reds.
Rogers has tallied a base hit in three of his last four games, but he will now take a seat for the third time in Detroit's last four contests while Carson Kelly picks up another start behind the plate.
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Tigers' Jake Rogers: Idle Friday
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Rogers isn't in the Tigers' lineup for Friday's game against the Reds.
Rogers went 1-for-3 and drove in two runs during Detroit's loss to Minnesota on Thursday. He'll now get a breather during Friday's series opener while Carson Kelly starts at catcher, batting fourth.
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Tigers' Jake Rogers: Getting Wednesday off
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Rogers isn't in the Tigers' lineup for Wednesday's game against the Twins, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports.
Rogers went 0-for-3 with a strikeout during Tuesday's series opener and will now take a seat against David Festa on Wednesday. Carson Kelly will instead start behind the plate and bat fourth.
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Tigers' Jake Rogers: Goes deep in loss
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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.
