An 11th Round draft pick by the New York Yankees in 2015, Josh Rogers was traded to the Baltimore Orioles in the Zach Britton deal in 2018, and he debuted in the majors with the Orioles that year and pitched for the O’s again in 2019, before he suffered a torn UCL and underwent Tommy John surgery in July of that year.
Rogers didn’t pitch in 2020’s 60-game COVID campaign, and after just four appearances at Triple-A in the Orioles’ system this season he was released.
Given all that he’s been through in the past few years, you can understand the excitement and joy he expressed on the mound in Nationals Park on Saturday, in the dugout with new teammates, and in his post game Zoom call with reporters.