Brent Rooker

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• Athletics' Brent Rooker: Lifts 24th homer in win

  Rotowire Jul 26, 2024

  Rooker went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in a win over the Angels on Thursday. Rooker uncorked a mammoth 441-foot shot to left field in the first inning shortly after Lawrence Butler led off the game with a double and scored on an error. Rooker has been on a long-ball tear since shortly before the All-Star break, now having left the yard in six of the last nine games. After reaching the 30-homer mark in a career-best 2023 season, he's just six shy of that number in 47 fewer games during the current campaign.

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• Athletics' Brent Rooker: Homers again Tuesday

  Rotowire Jul 24, 2024

  Rooker went 1-for-3 with a two-run homer, a walk and a stolen base in Tuesday's 8-2 win over the Astros. Rooker kicked off the scoring with a first-inning two-run shot to left center and the Athletics never looked back from there. He now has five homers and 13 RBI over his last seven games, and he tied his career high in RBI with Tuesday night's blast. The 29-year-old Rooker is now slashing .291/.370/.578 with 23 homers, 69 RBI, 48 runs, six steals and a 39:115 BB:K in 365 plate appearances this year. He is in the midst of a career year, though the one outlier is his strikeout rate sits at 31.5 percent.

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• Athletics' Brent Rooker: Homers, stays hot in win

  Rotowire Jul 20, 2024

  Rooker went 2-for-3 with a three-run home run in Saturday's 8-2 win over the Angels. Rooker crushed a three-run home run that traveled 445 feet in the first inning and then singled and scored in the fourth. He was intentionally walked in the seventh. The All-Star break didn't slow the 29-year-old down, and he's now logged eight multi-hit efforts in July with seven long balls and 18 RBI. On the season, he's hitting .294 with 22 homers, 65 RBI, 47 runs scored and five steals across 352 plate appearances.

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• Athletics' Brent Rooker: Drives in five Sunday

  Rotowire Jul 14, 2024

  Rooker went 2-for-2 with a pair of two-run home runs, an RBI sacrifice fly and a walk in an 18-3 win over the Phillies on Sunday. Rooker ignited the Athletics' eight-homer barrage on the afternoon with the first of his two massive round trippers, slugging a 450-foot shot to center with JJ Bleday aboard in the fourth inning to erase a 1-0 deficit. He'd one-up himself just two frames later, clearing the center-field wall at a distance of 452 feet to plate Bleday once again. The All-Star snub has been one of baseball's most fearsome hitters since the calendar flipped to July, hitting .488 (20-for-41) with three doubles, six home runs, 15 RBI, seven walks, three stolen bases and 15 runs.

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• Athletics' Brent Rooker: Homer, three hits in loss

  Rotowire Jul 13, 2024

  Rooker went 3-for-5 with a home run and two runs scored in Saturday's 11-5 loss to the Phillies. Rooker doubled and scored in the second inning, singled in the fourth and added a solo homer in the seventh. The outfielder continued his red-hot July, recording his sixth multi-hit effort and falling a triple shy of the cycle. With one more game to go before the All-Star break, he is hitting .287 with 19 home runs, 57 RBI, 42 runs scored and five steals over 340 plate appearances.

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• Athletics' Brent Rooker: Swipes fifth base Thursday

  Rotowire Jul 12, 2024

  Rooker went 0-for-3 with a walk and a stolen base in a loss to the Red Sox on Thursday. Rooker swiped his fifth bag of the season, a new career high, while reaching base safely for the ninth consecutive game. The 29-year-old is hitting a blistering .448 (13-for-29) during that span and complementing it with an elite .553 OBP that's partly the byproduct of an 18.4 percent walk rate.

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• Athletics' Brent Rooker: On base four times in loss

  Rotowire Jul 10, 2024

  Rooker went 2-for-3 with an RBI double, two walks and three runs in a loss to the Red Sox on Tuesday. Rooker got the offensive barrage started in the first inning with his timely two-bagger, which plated Miguel Andujar for the initiation of what would be a 21-run tally between the two clubs. Rooker was a constant presence on the basepaths throughout the high-scoring affair, and he's now posted six multi-hit efforts in the last 11 games. An All-Star snub, he is displaying elite bat skills during that stretch, posting a .436/.500/.795 slash line alongside a 10.9 percent walk rate and modest 17.4 percent strikeout rate.

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• Athletics' Brent Rooker: Sets off offensive explosion

  Rotowire Jul 7, 2024

  Rooker went 3-for-4 with a three-run home run, an additional RBI and three total runs in Saturday's 19-8 shellacking of the Orioles. Rooker kicked off a huge day for Oakland's offense with a three-run blast in the first inning. The outfielder finished with his fourth three-hit game of the campaign and notched his third game with at least four RBI. Rooker made a name for himself in fantasy circles for the first time last season when he collected 30 homers and 69 RBI, and he's on pace to surpass both marks this year with 18 long balls and 54 RBI through 312 plate appearances.

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• Athletics' Brent Rooker: Records fourth steal in win

  Rotowire Jul 5, 2024

  Rooker went 2-for-3 with an RBI single, a stolen base and a walk in a win over the Angels on Thursday. Rooker provided the only multi-hit effort of the night for the Athletics while swiping a bag to tie the career high of four stolen bases he'd set in 2023. The 29-year-old is on a week-plus tear at the plate, hitting .394 and generating four multi-hit tallies in his last nine games.

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• Athletics' Brent Rooker: Homer, steal in win

  Rotowire Jul 3, 2024

  Rooker went 1-for-3 with a solo home run, a walk and a stolen base in Tuesday's 7-5 win over the Angels. Rooker has hit safely in six of his last seven games, going 8-for-26 (.308) with three homers in that span. He offers more power than speed -- with Tuesday's performance, he has 16 long balls and three steals across 72 contests this year. The 29-year-old has added a .261/.338/.515 slash line with 48 RBI, 30 runs scored, 15 doubles and two triples as the Athletics' top designated hitter.

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• Athletics' Brent Rooker: Reaches 15-homer mark

  Rotowire Jun 29, 2024

  Rooker went 2-for-5 with a solo home run and an additional RBI in Friday's 9-4 win over the Diamondbacks. Rooker has homered twice over the last three games and has knocked seven extra-base hits over his last 16 contests. The 29-year-old's homer Friday was his 15th of the season, putting him just slightly behind the pace to match his 30-homer campaign from 2023. He's added 47 RBI, 29 runs scored, two stolen bases and a .264/.340/.516 slash line across 69 contests as one of the Athletics' more reliable hitters.

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• Athletics' Brent Rooker: Plates pair in Wednesday's win

  Rotowire Jun 20, 2024

  Rooker went 2-for-3 with two RBI singles and a walk in a win over the Royals on Wednesday. Rooker's timely hitting led to two of the Athletics' five runs, with the veteran driving home JJ Bleday in the third and seventh innings with his pair of singles. Rooker has now hit safely in eight of his last 10 games, but a 42.9 percent strikeout rate has helped lead to a lackluster .211/.262/.368 slash line in that same span.

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• Athletics' Brent Rooker: On bench for Game 2

  Rotowire Jun 16, 2024

  Rooker is not in the starting lineup for the nightcap of Sunday's doubleheader with the Twins, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports. Rooker will take a seat after he went 0-for-3 with a walk and two strikeouts in the team's 6-2 Game 1 loss. Miguel Andujar will slot in at designated hitter while Seth Brown enters the lineup in right field and bats seventh against Minnesota.

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• Athletics' Brent Rooker: Slugs 13th homer Sunday

  Rotowire Jun 10, 2024

  Rooker went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in an extra-inning loss to the Blue Jays on Sunday. Rooker squared up for his 13th homer in the sixth inning, a 436-foot shot that cut a 2-0 deficit in half. The veteran outfielder has hit safely in three straight games, and he's now popped nine extra-base hits and driven in 12 runs over his last 19 contests on his way to an .851 OPS in that span.

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• Athletics' Brent Rooker: Reaches twice in shutout loss

  Rotowire Jun 9, 2024

  Rooker went 1-for-3 with a walk in a loss to the Blue Jays on Saturday. The Athletics managed only five hits -- all singles -- against a masterful Kevin Gausman in the shutout loss, so Rooker had what could be termed a relatively successful night in that context. The 29-year-old has been one of the Athletics' more consistent bats over the first two months-plus of the season yet is off to an uneven start to June -- he's recorded a double, triple, home run and four RBI, but he's also hitting just .217 overall (5-for-23) while striking out at a 33.3 percent clip.

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• Athletics' Brent Rooker: Getting rare day off

  Rotowire May 26, 2024

  Rooker is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Astros. Rooker will hit the bench for the first time since May 1, ending a stretch of 22 consecutive starts during which he posted an excellent 1.062 OPS. With Rooker out of the lineup, Kyle McCann will get a turn as the Athletics' designated hitter.

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• Athletics' Brent Rooker: Drills 11th home run

  Rotowire May 19, 2024

  Rooker went 2-for-5 with a three-run homer and two runs scored in Sunday's loss to Kansas City. Rooker belted a three-run shot in the ninth inning, but it wasn't enough for the Athletics to mount a late comeback. It was his first homer since May 12, though six of his 11 long balls this year have come in May. Rooker is following up his 30-homer breakout season nicely, posting a .281/.358/.578 slash line with 18 extra-base hits and 32 RBI through 151 plate appearances.

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• Athletics' Brent Rooker: Homers, plates two in loss

  Rotowire May 13, 2024

  Rooker went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer in Sunday's loss to the Mariners. Rooker stayed hot at the plate with his fourth multi-hit effort in his last five games and second home run over that span as well. Since the start of May, Rooker is slashing .441/.525/.882 with four homers, 12 RBI, 11 runs and a 6:7 BB:K in 40 plate appearances. He's now up to 10 long balls on the year and is one of 10 players with double-digit home runs thus far. Rooker also owns a .632 slugging percentage and 1.012 OPS, both of which would rank third in baseball if he had enough plate appearances to qualify.

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• Athletics' Brent Rooker: Another multi-hit performance

  Rotowire May 12, 2024

  Rooker went 2-for-4 with an RBI, a run scored and a stolen base in Saturday's win over Seattle while also drawing a walk. Rooker singled in each of his first two at-bats, with the latter one driving home Brett Harris to put the A's on top 2-1. The right fielder would also draw a walk in the eighth before stealing second and coming around to score Oakland's fifth run of the game on a Max Schuemann double. Rooker has now hit safely in five straight games and has recorded multiple hits in three of his last four overall, posting one homer, four RBI and five runs scored over that latter stretch.

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• Athletics' Brent Rooker: On base three times in loss

  Rotowire May 6, 2024

  Rooker went 2-for-3 with a double, a walk and two runs in a loss to the Marlins on Sunday. A day after slugging two home runs in the same inning, Rooker laced the only extra-base hit of the afternoon for the Athletics. Rooker's multi-hit effort was his second straight and third in the last eight games, pushing his slash line over the entirety of that span to a spectacular .407/.500/.852 across 32 plate appearances.

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