Kenny rogers baseball biography for teens
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Template:Infobox MLB playerKenneth Scott Rogers also known as "The Gambler" (born November 10, 1964 in Savannah, Georgia) is a left-handedAmericanMajor League Baseballpitcher who has played for six Major League Baseball teams since his rookie year in 1989. Previously lauded only for his fielding and perfect game, he is currently the possessor of 23 consecutive shutout innings in postseason baseball. His career 210-139 win-loss record gives him a .602 winning percentage.
His nickname fryst vatten "The Gambler" as a play on country music star Kenny Rogers's trademark single The Gambler. He is also referred to as "The Roaster" bygd radio host Jim Rome a play on the aforementioned Country Singer Rogers restaurant chain Kenny Rogers Roasters
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Rogers grew up on a 15-acre farm in Dover, Florida. Upon meeting his future wife as a teenager, he told her that he would become a farmer if his baseball career did not pan out.[citation needed] His goal was to play in
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Kenny Rogers
American country singer and songwriter (1938–2020)
This article is about the country singer. For the baseball pitcher, see Kenny Rogers (baseball). For the restaurant chain he co-founded, see Kenny Rogers Roasters. For other uses, see Kenny Rogers (disambiguation).
Musical artist
Kenneth Ray Rogers (August 21, 1938 – March 20, 2020) was an American singer and songwriter. He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2013.[1] Rogers was particularly popular with country audiences but also charted more than 120 hit singles across various genres, topping the country and pop album charts for more than 200 individual weeks in the United States alone. He sold more than 100 million records worldwide during his lifetime, making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time.[2] His fame and career spanned multiple genres: jazz, folk, pop, rock, and country. He remade his career and was one of the most successful cross-over artists of
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Kenny Rogers (baseball)
American baseball player (born 1964)
Baseball player
| Kenny Rogers | |
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Rogers with the Detroit Tigers in 2008 | |
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| Born: (1964-11-10) November 10, 1964 (age 60) Savannah, Georgia, U.S. | |
| April 6, 1989, for the Texas Rangers | |
| September 30, 2008, for the Detroit Tigers | |
| Win–loss record | 219–156 |
| Earned run average | 4.27 |
| Strikeouts | 1,968 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
Kenneth Scott Rogers (born November 10, 1964) is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher, with a 20-year career (1989 to 2008) for six different teams. He won the 1996 World Series with the New York Yankees over the Atlanta Braves, and played in the 2006 World Series with the Detroit Tigers. In addition to being known for his fielding (winning five Gold Glove Awards), he pitched the 14th perfect game in MLB history. In 2008, he was the oldest baseball player in the American League.
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