Orioles pick Rogers
The Baltimore Orioles named Trevor Rogers their Opening Day starter for March 26 — an early signal about their rotation plans as MLB’s season opener approaches (Yankees vs. Giants in SF kicks off the year) [].
Rogers finished 2025 with a 1.81 ERA and 103 strikeouts in 109.2 innings, numbers that underpinned his breakout year [statmuse.com] and helped him place inside the AL Cy Young vote totals. [sportrelay.com] Baltimore originally acquired Rogers from the Miami Marlins in the July 30, 2024 trade that sent Kyle Stowers and Connor Norby to Miami. [mlb.com] The club recognized Rogers’ turnaround by naming him the Orioles’ 2025 Most Valuable Oriole on Sept. 23, 2025, an internal honor the team announced at season’s end. [mlb.com] His elevation over other candidates reshapes Baltimore’s spring rotation picture — MLB’s Opening Day projections list Rogers among the top five starters alongside Kyle Bradish, Shane Baz, Chris Bassitt and Zach Eflin [mlb.com], and local coverage has discussed the club’s option of a six-man or bulk-starting plan as spring decisions finalize. [baltimorebaseball.com]
