Jake Rogers’ quirky MLB record gets even wilder after 1st White Sox hit

According to Cody Stavenhagen of The Athletic, Rogers’ wild journey across four teams in just 21 days is the fastest such turnaround in MLB history. He surpassed Frank Huelsman, who also played for four teams in 1904, but did so over a 42-day span, which is twice as long as Rogers’ remarkable stretch.

Making Rogers’ journey even more remarkable is the fact that he has recorded a hit with all four teams he has played for during this stretch. That accomplishment puts him in an exclusive group, as he is now just the seventh player in MLB history to record a hit for four different teams in such a span.

Current Chicago White Sox catcher Jake Rogers’ is just one of seven players to record a hit with four different teams in the same season

With Rogers officially in the White Sox hit column, he becomes the first player since José Bautista in 2004 to record a hit for four different teams in the same season. Before Bautista, Dave Martinez accomplished the feat in 2000, while Dave Kingman did it in 1977. The list also includes Wes Covington (1961), Paul Lehner (1951), Willis Hudlin (1940) and Frank Huelsman (1904), putting Rogers in some fascinating historical company.

While Rogers’ whirlwind 2026 season has already been one of the strangest stories in baseball, he can now say his unusual journey has placed him in a unique corner of MLB history alongside players who also bounced around the league. The fact that he managed to record a hit with all four teams makes things even more impressive, giving Rogers a quirky piece of baseball history that few players can claim. For a player who has spent the past few weeks constantly changing uniforms, he has certainly made each stop count.