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Red Sox Designate Jake Rogers for Assignment After Rutschman

8/13/2026

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The Boston Red Sox designated catcher Jake Rogers for assignment after acquiring Adley Rutschman on Aug. 3.
Rutschman was activated and went 1-for-3 with two walks in a 5-3 loss to Toronto.
Rogers went 3-for-6 with two doubles and is owed $765,000 of his $3.05 million salary.
Traded to Baltimore for pitcher Zane Barnhart, Rogers could be reclaimed by the Orioles or claimed by the New York Yankees.

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The Boston Red Sox designated catcher Jake Rogers for assignment after acquiring Adley Rutschman on Aug. 3.
Rutschman was activated and went 1-for-3 with two walks in a 5-3 loss to Toronto.
Rogers went 3-for-6 with two doubles and is owed $765,000 of his $3.05 million salary.
Traded to Baltimore for pitcher Zane Barnhart, Rogers could be reclaimed by the Orioles or claimed by the New York Yankees.