Ed Rogers

:"For other uses, see: Edward Rogers (disambiguation)".

Infobox MLB player


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name=Ed Rogers
position=Infielder
team=Washington Nationals
number=72
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1978|8|29
debutdate=September 5
debutyear=2002
debutteam=Baltimore Orioles
statyear=2006
stat1label=AVG| stat1value=.207
stat2label=HR
stat2value=1
stat3label=RBI
stat3value=4
teams=
*Baltimore Orioles (2002, 2005-2006)

Edward Antonio (Ed) Rogers (born August 29, 1978 in San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic) is an utility infielder who plays for the Washington Nationals organization. He bats and throws right-handed.

Rogers was signed by the Baltimore Orioles as a free agent in 1997. He debuted in Major League Baseball with the Orioles, playing for them in part of three seasons between 2002 and 2006. In 2005, he hit his only major league home run in his only at-bat of the season. It came against Alan Embree of the New York Yankees.

Rogers will always be remembered for a rather unique play he was involved in during a 2006 game against the New York Mets. As he came in to pick up a bloop single into left field, the ball took an odd hop and went up his sleeve and he had to reach into the back of his shirt to get it out.

Before the 2007 season, Rogers signed a minor league contract with the Boston Red Sox and was invited to spring training. During an exhibition game, on March 7, he hit a walk-off home run to beat the New York Mets, 9–5. In the 2007-2008 offseason, he signed a minor league contract with the Washington Nationals. Rogers began the 2008 season with the Class AA Harrisburg Senators of the Eastern League.

External links

* [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=rogered01 Baseball Almanac]
* [http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/R/eddie-rogers.shtml The Baseball Cube]
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/r/rogered01.shtml Baseball Reference]