Brent Rooker

Terry Brent Rooker Jr. (born November 1, 1994) is an American professional baseball outfielder and first baseman for the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2020 with the Minnesota Twins.

Brent Rooker
San Diego Padres
Outfielder / First baseman
Born: (1994-11-01) November 1, 1994
Germantown, Tennessee
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
September 4, 2020, for the Minnesota Twins
MLB statistics
(through 2021 season)
Batting average.212
Home runs10
Runs batted in21
Teams

Amateur career

Rooker attended Evangelical Christian School in Memphis, Tennessee, and enrolled at Mississippi State University to play college baseball for the Mississippi State Bulldogs. Rooker redshirted for the 2014 season. He played in 34 games in 2015, hitting .257/.325/.378 with two home runs and 12 runs batted in (RBIs). In 2016, he helped lead the Bulldogs to an Southeastern Conference (SEC) championship, hitting .324/.376/.578 with 11 home runs and 54 RBIs. In 2016, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Brewster Whitecaps of the Cape Cod Baseball League, and was named a league all-star.[1]

In 2017, Rooker was named Collegiate Baseball national Player of the Year[2] and SEC Player of the Year after leading the conference with a .387 batting average, 23 home runs, and 82 RBIs, winning only the second triple crown in SEC history, along with a .495 on base percentage, .810 slugging percentage, 30 doubles, and 18 stolen bases.[3] He also won the C Spire Ferriss Trophy, given to Mississippi's top college baseball player.[4][5]

Professional career

Minnesota Twins

The Minnesota Twins selected Rooker with the 35th overall selection of the 2017 Major League Baseball (MLB) draft. He signed with the Twins for a $1.935 million signing bonus.[6] Rooker was assigned to the Elizabethton Twins and was later promoted to the Fort Myers Miracle. In 62 games between both clubs, he batted .281/.364/.566 with 18 home runs, 52 RBIs, and a .930 OPS.[7]

He spent 2018 with the Chattanooga Lookouts. He batted .254/.333/.465 with 22 home runs (2nd in the Southern League), 79 RBIs (leading the league), 32 doubles (tied for the league lead), and 150 strikeouts (4th) in 130 games.[8]

He spent 2019 with the Rochester Red Wings,[9] earning International League All-Star honors.[10] Over 65 games, he hit .281/.398/.535 with 14 home runs and 47 RBIs.[11] After the season, on October 10, he was selected for the United States national baseball team in the 2019 WBSC Premier 12.[12] In the tournament he batted .300/.333/.800 with three home runs and five RBIs in 20 at bats.[13] He was named the best designated hitter in the tournament.[14]

On September 4, 2020, Rooker was promoted to the major leagues for the first time[15] and made his major league debut that day against the Detroit Tigers.

San Diego Padres

On April 7, 2022, the Twins traded Rooker, Taylor Rogers, and cash considerations to the San Diego Padres in exchange for Chris Paddack, Emilio Pagán, and a player to be named later.[16]

References
  1. "#34 Brent Rooker - Profile". pointstreak.com. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
  2. "2017 NCAA Div 1 Baseball All-Americans. Collegiate Baseball's All-Americans Announced". Collegiate Baseball. June 1, 2017. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
  3. Sammon, Will (May 24, 2017). "Rafael Palmeiro rooting for Brent Rooker to capture Triple Crown". The Clarion-Ledger. Retrieved May 27, 2017.
  4. "Brent Rooker Claims 2017 C Spire Ferriss Trophy". HailSTate.com.
  5. "Brent Rooker Amateur, College & Minor Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
  6. "Twins officially sign former college slugger Brent Rooker". Twin Cities. June 16, 2017. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
  7. "Brent Rooker Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". Retrieved November 28, 2017.
  8. "Brent Rooker Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
  9. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on April 6, 2019. Retrieved April 6, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. "IL baseball: Rochester Red Wings post 19 runs for second time this month". Democratandchronicle.com. June 27, 2019. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
  11. "Brent Rooker Amateur, College & Minor Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
  12. "USA Baseball Names Premier12 Roster". USA Baseball. October 10, 2019. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
  14. "Japan's Seiya Suzuki leads amazing All World Team".
  15. "Twins Place Max Kepler on Injured List, Promote Brent Rooker".
  16. Park, Do-Hyoung (April 7, 2022). "Twins get Paddack, Pagán from Padres for Rogers, Rooker". MLB.com. MLB. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
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