29 Facts About Trevor Rosenthal

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Trevor Jordan Rosenthal was born on May 29,1990 and is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers of Major League Baseball.

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Trevor Rosenthal has played in Major League Baseball for the St Louis Cardinals, Washington Nationals, Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals and San Diego Padres.

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Trevor Rosenthal made his MLB debut with the Cardinals on July 18,2012.

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4.

An MLB All-Star in 2015, Trevor Rosenthal set the Cardinals' franchise record for saves that season with 48.

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5.

Trevor Rosenthal was an integral part of the Cardinals' World Series run in 2013, making 74 appearances, while striking out 108 batters, in.

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Trevor Rosenthal, the son of Judy and Russ Rosenthal, was born and raised in the Kansas City, Missouri, area.

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Trevor Rosenthal graduated from Lee's Summit North High School in Lee's Summit, Missouri.

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8.

Trevor Rosenthal made his Major League debut later that season and pitched three games for the Triple-A Memphis Redbirds.

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9.

Trevor Rosenthal was the first to be the 2,000th player for any Major League franchise.

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10.

However, with Motte still recovering from Tommy John surgery, Mozeliak announced Trevor Rosenthal would be the closer at the beginning of the next season.

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11.

Trevor Rosenthal stayed in the closer role despite the return of former closer Jason Motte and a brief ninth-inning experiment with Pat Neshek.

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12.

Trevor Rosenthal became the seventh reliever overall to post back-to-back seasons of 45 or more saves.

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13.

Trevor Rosenthal finished the regular season with the same save total, a 2.

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14.

Trevor Rosenthal began the 2017 season as the Cardinals' setup man with Oh as closer, but later replaced Oh as closer in July.

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15.

On November 3,2018, Trevor Rosenthal signed a one-year deal with a "conditional" option for the 2020 season, to join the Washington Nationals organization.

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Under this contract, $7 million is guaranteed and Trevor Rosenthal could earn up to $30 million over two years if he becomes the team's closer and regularly finishes games.

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17.

Trevor Rosenthal was placed on the disabled list with a viral infection.

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18.

On December 7,2019, Trevor Rosenthal signed a minor league contract with the Kansas City Royals.

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19.

Trevor Rosenthal had his contract selected by the Royals on March 25,2020.

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20.

Trevor Rosenthal pitched 9 games for the Padres and allowed no earned runs in 10 innings.

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21.

On February 18,2021, Trevor Rosenthal signed a one-year, $11MM contract with the Oakland Athletics organization.

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22.

On July 7, it was announced that Trevor Rosenthal tore a labrum in his hip that required surgery, ending his 2021 season without making an appearance for Oakland.

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23.

Trevor Rosenthal has such tight spin on his slider that Victorino and Pedroia looked helpless against it.

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24.

One unusual trend about the results is that Trevor Rosenthal has consistently had a higher than league average batting average on balls in play – a statistic in which league average is typically about.

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25.

Trevor Rosenthal is married to the former Lindsey Bowers, whom he wed in December 2011 in Bristol, Tennessee.

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26.

Trevor Rosenthal is not Jewish despite the last name confusing many into thinking so.

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27.

Trevor Rosenthal was building strength in anticipation of pitching from the bullpen in 2014, which the Cardinals already had announced would be his role for that season.

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28.

On January 13,2016, Trevor Rosenthal paid a surprise visit to Ethan Cortez, a 10-year-old boy who was recovering from a dog bite at St Louis Children's Hospital.

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29.

Later that month, Trevor Rosenthal served as the grand marshal for the 2016 Beggin' Pets Parade, a showcase for pets in costumes, held in Soulard, a historic French neighborhood of St Louis.

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