The San Francisco Giants had a simple recruiting strategy to acquire relief pitcher Taylor Rodgers: Get his twin brother to lure him.
Tyler Rogers, also a pitcher, has been with the organization since he was drafted by them in 2013, and he has made his MLB debut with the club after five years.
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Taylor Rodgers #55 of the Minnesota Twins poses with his twin brother Tyler Rodgers #71 of the San Francisco Giants during the MLB All-Star Show at the Colorado Center on Tuesday, July 13, 2021 in Denver, CO Colorado.
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He will now be sharing the bullpen with a familiar face as Taylor and the Giants have reportedly agreed to a three-year, $33 million deal.
The Rogers brothers are the 10th pair of twins to make a major league team, but they are the first tag team partners since Jose and Ozzie Kansek in 1990 as members Oakland Athletics. Ozzie appeared in just nine games with the A’s and played in just 24 major league games. Jose, on the other hand, hit 466 career homers.
Taylor, despite having a minutes difference with his brother, reached the big leagues two years earlier, spending his first six seasons with Minnesota Twins (oh, the irony of fate). They traded him to Tyler’s division rival San Diego Padres in April, but he was subsequently traded to the Milwaukee Brewers a day before the MLB trade deadline.
Taylor Rodgers, #25 of the Milwaukee Bucks, pitches in the eighth inning against the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park on September 24, 2022 in Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Taylor was the Padres’ closer for most of his time with them, but after struggling over the summer, he lost his role. Acquired by San Diego Josh Hader as part of a deal with Milwaukee and made it to the National League Championship Series against the Philadelphia Phillies.
Last season, the Rogers brothers became the first set of twins to appear in the same game since Consecos 32 years ago, and only the fifth pair to do so in major league history.
Taylor owns a 3.42 career ERA while striking out 10.6 in his career, but his ERA ballooned to 4.76 last season despite posting an 11.8 K/9.
Tyler was a reliable arm in the bullpen, leading the way in plate appearances in 2020 and 2021. He has a 2.94 ERA in his career.
But even though the brothers were identical twins, their pitching styles couldn’t be more different.
Tyler Rodgers #71 of the San Francisco Giants runs against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field on July 4, 2022 in Phoenix, Arizona.
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Taylor is a power hitting machine for a lefty, while Tyler is a diving righty with a career 6.5 strikeouts per nine innings.
