VIDEO: Giants Rookie Tyler Rogers Recorded His First MLB Strikeout on Insane Pitch
By Parker White
San Francisco Giants reliever Tyler Rogers made his major league debut last week and tossed a scoreless inning. That's awesome, but during his next time out on Friday, Rogers recorded his first strikeout on a pitch that looked damn near unhittable. Take a look:
First career strikeout for Tyler Rogers. I have no idea what this pitch is: pic.twitter.com/Sk8WmugDQJ
— Alex Pavlovic (@PavlovicNBCS) August 31, 2019
His submarine delivery already makes it tough to see the ball, but then he threw something that was only 72 mph. It wasn't a fastball or a curveball, even though it had some wicked late movement.
Was it a slider? Who knows, but it was extremely effective and he should paint the outside part of the plate more often with the filthy pitch.
— Lindsey Adler (@lindseyadler) September 1, 2019
Rogers, who is the twin brother of Minnesota Twins pitcher Taylor Rogers, wasn't doing great at Triple-A this season, but he's off to an excellent start to life in the majors and has an unrecognizable pitch that is absolutely devastating.