Jimmy_Rogers_(baseball)

Jimmy Rogers (baseball)

Jimmy Rogers (baseball)

American baseball player

James Randall Rogers (born January 3, 1967) is former Major League Baseball pitcher. Rogers played for the Toronto Blue Jays in 1995. He batted and threw right-handed.

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Rogers graduated from Webster High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1985 where he was an all-state shortstop. After high school, he played college baseball at Oklahoma's Seminole State College. At Seminole State in 1986, he began pitching full-time and was selected by the Blue Jays in the 16th round of the 1986 Major League Baseball draft.[1] In 1987, he was named to the 1987 ABCA/Rawlings NJCAA Division-I All-America First Team,[2] helped lead Seminole State to the JUCO World Series and was projected as a first round pick in the 1987 draft, he signed with the Blue Jays instead of re-entering the draft.[1]

After his playing career, Rogers spent more than a decade as an assistant coach for the Rogers State Hillcats baseball team.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    Sherman, Mike (June 3, 1987). "Blue Jays Sign Rogers". The Oklahoman. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  2. [2]
    "1987 ABCA/Rawlings NJCAA Div. I All-America Teams". www.abca.org. American Baseball Coaches Association. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  3. [3]
    "Jimmy Rogers - Baseball Coach". Rogers State University Athletics. Retrieved 2 January 2023.


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