Great moment for Taylor watching Tyler make his MLB debut! 👏 pic.twitter.com/qcVV10kMkd
— Minnesota Twins (@Twins) August 28, 2019
It wasn’t just the Giants’ clubhouse that was pulling for the rookie on the mound.
So, too, was Minnesota’s, which houses Tyler Rogers’ twin brother, Taylor. Tyler — the Giant — debuted Tuesday after seven seasons in the minors, a 28-year-old who was running out of time and had seen time at Triple-A Sacramento every year since 2016.
He got the ball in the eighth. San Francisco watched as he went 1-2-3, the submariner getting ground outs from Adam Jones, Nick Ahmed and Alex Avila. The Twins watched, too.
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“It was everything I thought it would be and more,” said Tyler Rogers, who was not outwardly emotional. His brother was.
.@Twins pitcher Taylor Rogers got emotional talking about his twin brother who was called up by the Giants pic.twitter.com/AxSnPqOPat
— FanDuel Sports Network North (@FanDuelSN_NOR) August 28, 2019
Tyler’s first call, when he was informed he had been promoted, was to Taylor.
“I was here at the field and I don’t usually have my phone with me, but for some reason today I had it,” Taylor said on Fox Sports. “He called and I knew the timing was weird so I answered. He said, yeah, I’m your first call. … Really cool.”
