Opinion: Mr. Rogers keeps finding a new neighborhood
Professional baseball catcher Jake Rogers experienced a chaotic series of roster moves, being traded or waived four times in just 21 days. The piece reflects on the transient nature of professional sports careers and the personal toll of constant relocation.
Why it matters
It offers a human-interest perspective on the often-overlooked instability faced by professional athletes in the major leagues.
It's been a full and frenetic few weeks for Jake Rogers, a catcher for the — well, who knows by the time we're off the air today? Mr. Rogers recently changed his neighborhood — and his teams — four times in 21 days. That's a major league record, though perhaps not the kind a player seeks.
He told Cody Stavenhagen of The Athletic , "it's been…a whirlwind, to say the least."
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