Brendan Austin Rodgers, an American professional baseball infielder with the Colorado Rockies of Major League Baseball, was born on August 9, 1996.
In the 2015 MLB Draft, the Rockies selected him third overall. Greg and Julie Rodgers, who run a business in clothes and promotions, welcomed Brendan Austin Rodgers into the world on August 9, 1996, in Winter Park, Florida.
Rodgers’ father and both of his brothers were soccer players, and he didn’t start playing baseball until a neighbor persuaded him to. Rodgers started out at Lake Mary High School at second base, but for the following three years, he shifted to shortstop.
Rodgers had a.368 batting average with eight home runs and 23 runs batted in during his senior year at Lake Mary (RBI). Rodgers played for the Orlando Scorpions in addition to his high school team.
Rodgers was selected by the Colorado Rockies as the third overall choice in the 2015 MLB Draft. He had previously made a commitment to play baseball in college with the Florida State Seminoles, but on June 17, he signed with the Rockies for a $5.5 million signing bonus.
He played 89 games for both the Hartford Yard Goats and the Lancaster JetHawks in 2017, batting a combined.336 with 18 home runs, 64 RBIs, and a.940 OPS.
His contract was chosen on May 17 and he was promoted to the main leagues. He faced the Philadelphia Phillies that evening in his major league debut. Due to lingering issues with his right shoulder, Rodgers only played in 7 games for the Rockies during the pandemic-shortened 2020 season.
Rodgers hurt his hamstring in the latter days of spring training in 2021, necessitating at least a month of recuperation.