Toronto Blue Jays manager John Schneider helping facilitate Tyler Rogers pursuit of MLB record
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Toronto Blue Jays manager John Schneider is all-in on submariner Tyler Rogers pursuit of an MLB record.
Since joining the Toronto Blue Jays on a three-year, $37 million deal, 35-year-old Tyler Rogers has made his intentions clear: he wants the MLB all-time holds record.
According to Sportsnet’s Ben Nicholson-Smith, Rogers approached Schneider with the goal, and the skipper is more than happy to provide the opportunities to make it happen.
Tyler Rogers told John Schneider he wants to be the all-time holds leader & Schneider said he’s on board with making that happen.
Rogers, an eight-year veteran known for his durable rubber arm, has already led the league in appearances four times
He brought a sparkling 2.75 ERA and 9.8 bWAR to Toronto, and he’s already chipping away at the leaderboard.
Coming into the season, Rogers had 154 holds in his MLB career, adding one on Friday night in the 3-2 win over the Athletics to get him to 155.
That ties him with Scot Shields and Scott Linebrink for 25th on the all-time list and 91 back of the all-time leader, Tony Watson, who had 246 holds in his 11-year career that began in 2011 and ended in 2021.
MLB didn't start registering holds in box scores until the late 1980's and it is still not recognized as an official stat, although it is tracked by MLB, so take that information however you'd like.
Rogers certainly wont get there this season. The record for holds in a single season is 41.
That was achieved by Joel Peralta of the Tampa Bay Rays in 2013, and Watson who also had that many holds for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2015.
Rogers has hit 30+ holds three times, racking up 32 in each of the last two seasons.
Should Rogers continue to reach that threshold over the course of his tenure with the Blue Jays, he'll certainly surpass Watson at the top of the leaderboard, as that would give Rogers 250 holds.
After securing a hold in Friday's 3-2 victory over the Athletics, Rogers moved into a tie for 25th place all-time.
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