Jimmy Rogers | |
Position: | Pitcher |
Bats: | Right |
Throws: | Right |
Birth Date: | 3 January 1967 |
Birth Place: | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
Debutleague: | MLB |
Debutdate: | July 30 |
Debutyear: | 1995 |
Debutteam: | Toronto Blue Jays |
Finalleague: | MLB |
Finaldate: | September 27 |
Finalyear: | 1995 |
Finalteam: | Toronto Blue Jays |
Statleague: | MLB |
Stat1label: | Win–loss record |
Stat1value: | 2–4 |
Stat2label: | Earned run average |
Stat2value: | 5.70 |
Stat3label: | Strikeouts |
Stat3value: | 13 |
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James Randall Rogers (born January 3, 1967) is former Major League Baseball pitcher. Rogers played for the Toronto Blue Jays in . He batted and threw right-handed.
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.
After his playing career, Rogers spent more than a decade as an assistant coach for the Rogers State Hillcats baseball team.[3]