Seattle Mariners Pitcher, A's Brent Rooker Have Hilarious Back-and-Forth
![Sep 28, 2024; Seattle, Washington, USA; Oakland Athletics designated hitter Brent Rooker (25) celebrates with second baseman Max Schuemann (12) after hitting a two-run home run during the fifth inning against the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Brashear-Imagn Images Sep 28, 2024; Seattle, Washington, USA; Oakland Athletics designated hitter Brent Rooker (25) celebrates with second baseman Max Schuemann (12) after hitting a two-run home run during the fifth inning against the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Brashear-Imagn Images](https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_crop,w_6000,h_3375,x_0,y_341/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/images/ImagnImages/mmsport/inside_the_as/01jjrbrfpymzxctw6mw0.jpg)
Just a few days ago A's DH Brent Rooker was responding to a baseball fan's question on social media, and started receiving playful jabs from pitchers around the league. One of those pitchers happened to be Bryce Miller of the Seattle Mariners.
This all started when the "X" account Baseball Quotes tagged Rooker, saying that they would love to see him break down some of his at-bats.
Rooker responded, "I’ve considered doing this but I get unreasonably paranoid that some pitchers would see me explain something about my mid-at bat thought process and use the information against me during the season."
That's a totally fair response, because Rooker feels that it would give away a competitive advantage. This also caused "Normick Donald" to respond to Rooker's post with "It really surprises me how willing a lot of pitchers are to share their specific grips and other info on their pitches in interviews."
Rooker laid it out pretty clearly from there, saying that pitcher's grips don't help him at all, but his thought process in the box after a certain pitch could be very valuable intel for opposing pitchers.
This led to Mariner's right-hander Miller chiming in.
I would like to know this information
— B Money (@Bryce_miller9) January 24, 2025
Rooker responded, "You don't need any extra help, Bryce."
The batter and pitcher have faced each other a few times each of the past two seasons, with Miller holding Rooker hitless in 2023 with an 0-for-5 with three strikeouts, but Rooker got some measure of revenge in 2024, going 2-for-3 with an RBI.
What really made this a great back-and-forth is that Miller posted a video of his training routine on Tuesday, and Rooker replied with a GIF of a person taking notes.
https://t.co/rqrBhlNdBv pic.twitter.com/NFGpiZQDPF
— Brent Rooker (@Brent_Rooker25) January 28, 2025
Miller is currently projected to be the Mariners' No. 4 starter in 2025 according to Roster Resource, and if he lands somewhere in the top four pitchers in Seattle's rotation, then we'll be able to get a glimpse of this matchup during the season's first series.
The A's will begin the 2025 regular season up in Seattle for a four-game set, beginning on Thursday, March 27.